NHTSA campaign 96V194005
Safari Recall 96V194005: SMC/AUXILLIARY GENERATOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 96V194005 was reported by SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. on April 15, 1997, with 604 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Safari Ivory, Safari Sahara and Safari Serengeti for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on July 12, 1996, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V194005
- Filed by
- SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 604 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Electrical
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V194005. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Safari
Safari Ivory
- 1996 · Vehicles built September 28, 1995 – June 10, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Safari Sahara
- 1996 · Vehicles built September 28, 1995 – June 10, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Safari Serengeti
- 1996 · Vehicles built September 28, 1995 – June 10, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V194005.
Defect description
THE "O" RINGS OF THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE ONAN EMERALD AND MARQUIS BRAND GENERATOR SETS CAN WEAKEN AND BREAK WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
Safety consequence
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ONAN. DEALERS WILL EITHER REMOVE THE LPG REGULATOR AND REPLACE IT WITH A MODEL NOT SUBJECT TO RUPTURE, OR INSTALL A PRE-REGULATOR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ONAN AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN. NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SMC AT 1-541-995-8214 OR ONAN AT 1-800-888-6626.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V194005
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.