Service Brakes, Hydraulic
NHTSA recall 12V366000 · announced July 30, 2012 · filed by Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. · 443 units affected
The problem
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (GSC) is recall certain model year 2006 through 2008 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, Independence, Bounty Hunters, and Yellowstone Class A diesel pusher motor homes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from March 18, 2005, through December 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
The risk
Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.
What to do
FCCC will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact GSC at 1-800-289-8787 or Daimler Trucks/FCCC at 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
Daimler Trucks recall campaign number is FL-628.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2006 Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters
- 2007 Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters
- 2008 Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters
- 2009 Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters
- 2006 Gulf Stream Crescendo
- 2007 Gulf Stream Crescendo
- 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo
- 2009 Gulf Stream Crescendo
- 2006 Gulf Stream Independence
- 2007 Gulf Stream Independence
- 2008 Gulf Stream Independence
- 2009 Gulf Stream Independence
- 2006 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager
- 2007 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager
- 2008 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager
- 2009 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager
- 2006 Gulf Stream Yellowstone
- 2007 Gulf Stream Yellowstone
- 2008 Gulf Stream Yellowstone
- 2009 Gulf Stream Yellowstone
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.