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Gulf Stream Coach on certain motor homes built with DEWALT/POWER gear hydraulic hoses used for the SLIDE-OUT rooms and leveling jacks, the crimping process for attaching the hose fitting to the end of the hydraulic hose was performed improperly.

NHTSA campaign 04V-380 · Reported March 8, 2004 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Gulf Stream Coach
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEWALT/POWER GEAR WILL NOTIFY GULF STREAM CUSTOMERS AND WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE HOSE FITTING.
COST
Free

The short version

GULF STREAM COACH, INC. reported a problem with the equipment recreational vehicle/trailer. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH DEWALT/POWER GEAR HYDRAULIC HOSES USED FOR THE SLIDE-OUT ROOMS AND LEVELING JACKS, THE CRIMPING PROCESS FOR ATTACHING THE HOSE FITTING TO THE END OF THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS PERFORMED IMPROPERLY.

WHY IT MATTERS

WHEN ONE OF THE IMPROPERLY CRIMPED HOSE ASSEMBLIES IS PLACED UNDER A HEAVY LOAD, HYDRAULIC FLUID COULD BE RELEASED IN A HIGH PRESSURE SPRAY CREATING A RISK OF FIRE.

WHAT TO DO

DEWALT/POWER GEAR WILL NOTIFY GULF STREAM CUSTOMERS AND WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE HOSE FITTING, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 04V-380.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 04V-380

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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