NHTSA campaign 99V165008
Georgie BOY Recall 99V165008: GEORGIE BOY/FMVSS 105
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V165008 was reported by GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC. on August 17, 1999, with 146 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Georgie BOY F53 and Georgie BOY Georgie BOY for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on August 15, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V165008
- Filed by
- GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 146 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Brake Fluid Low Warning — Lamp
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 105
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V165008. 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.
Georgie BOY
Georgie BOY F53
- 1999 · Vehicles built February 4, 1999 – March 5, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Georgie BOY Georgie BOY
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 3, 1999 – April 21, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V165008.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON A FORD CHASSIS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LAMP IS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Safety consequence
THE BULB/SOCKET ASSEMBLY MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL PLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LAMP IN THE CORRECT POSITION.
Notes
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 GEORGIE BOY AT 1-800-521-8733.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V165008
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.