NHTSA Recall 77V076000
Filed by CHAMPION MOTOR COACH, INC. Component: Electrical System. Reported 1977-05-19. An estimated 145 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
THE BOTTOM SUPPORTS OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT LOCATED UNDER THE MOTORHOME WERE ONLY TACKWELDED. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE THE COMPARTMENT TO BREAK LOOSE ALLOWING THE BATTERIES TO FALL TO THE GROUND, WHICH WILL CAUSE LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
What the manufacturer will do
DEALER WILL REWELD BOTTOM SUPPORTS TO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; BATTERY HOLD DOWN CARRIER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE BATTERIES FALL TO THE GROUND WHILE VEHICLE IS INOPERATION, THEY COULD POSE A TRAFFIC HAZARD WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLEACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE ANDRESULTING PASSENGER INJURIES.