Vehicle Equipment Recalls

Hazard: BATTERIES MAY BECOME OVERCHARGED AND THE DANGER OFSPARKING CAN INCREASE, CAUSING BATTERY TO EXPLODE: IF SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE NOTFOLLOWED, A BATTERY EXPLOSION CAN RESULT IN AN INJURY TO ANYONE NEAR THEBATTERY.

Hazard: LOSS OF GOVERNED SPEED AND THROTTLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIORNOTICE CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Hazard: THE WINDOW WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO BUS PASSENGERS ASA REQUIRED EXIT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Hazard: THE FAILURE TO RELEASE FROM THE APPLIED POSITION CANCAUSE WHEEL LOCKUP, OVERHEATED BRAKES, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES OR COULDDISABLE THE SCHOOL BUS. THIS COULD PRESENT AN UNREASONABLE SAFETY RISK TO THEOCCUPANTS.

Hazard: THE CRACKED BATTERY CASE CAN RESULT IN ACID LEAKAGE ANDPOSSIBLE SPRAYING OF ACID WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Hazard: THE CONVERTER CONTAINS A SECONDARY LEVER, WITH A SEATWHICH REGULATES THE FLOW OF LPG GAS TO THE MIXER. THE SEAT SEPARATES FROM THELEVER, WHICH ALLOWS FULL TANK PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO THE MIXER. THIS CAUSESTHE GAS HOSE TO BLOW OFF THE MIXER. IF THIS OCCURS, FUEL WOULD FLOW INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT COULD BE IGNITED BY A HOT ENGINE OR OTHER SOURCE OFIGNITION.

Hazard: THE TORN AWNING MAY SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME WHILE THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CAUSING A HIGHWAY HAZARD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT.

Hazard: WHEN THE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE, THE JOURNAL TUBE ANDSUPPORTING GUSSET CAN PULL THROUGH THE FRAME MOUNTING PLATE, ALLOWING THETAG AXLE TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.

Hazard: CHANGES IN THE FUEL DENSITY RESULTING FROM THEINTRODUCTION OF AIR AT THE FUEL PUMP CAN CREATE SURGES AT HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS ORCAUSE STALLING IN IDLE CONDITIONS. EXCESSIVE STALLING MAY CREATE A ROAD HAZARDCONDITION. SURGES AT HIGH SPEED COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.

Hazard: SPINDLE END FAILURE AND WHEEL SEPARATION COULD OCCUR ANDCONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO USERS OF THE ROADWAY, BYSTANDERS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY.

Hazard: LIFT ARM COULD FAIL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITHPOTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE VICINITY.

Hazard: IF VEHICLE ENGINE IS STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSIONSELECTOR IN A DRIVE POSITION WITHOUT SERVICE OR PARKING BRAKES APPLIED, THEVEHICLE WILL MOVE AS SOON AS THE ENGINE STARTS AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Hazard: EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN BECOME UNAVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCYSERVICES.

Hazard: HEADLIGHTS WITH NON-STANDARD LAMP BULBS MIGHT NOTILLUMINATE SUFFICIENTLY FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION.

Hazard: FAILURE OF FRONT MOUNTING BOLTS COULD RESULT IN BODYLIFTING OFF FRAME, HOIST FRAME TWISTING AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Hazard: HELMET USER MAY SUFFER SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES FROM HELMETBEING INSUFFICIENT TO WITHSTAND IMPACTS.

Hazard: LAMPS FAIL THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE READING ABOVEHORIZONTAL FOR TAIL LAMP FUNCTION AS SPECIFIED.

Hazard: CRACKED AND BROKEN STEERING ARMS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Hazard: STEERING ARM FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROLWITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND IN THE POSSIBILITY OFAN ACCIDENT.

Hazard: HAZARDS OF LIQUID PROPANE GAS IN THE LIVING QUARTERS OF ARECREATIONAL VEHICLE INCLUDE RISK OF EXPLOSION AND FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCEOF IGNITION, AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS FROM THE GAS ITSELF.

Hazard: HAZARDS OF LIQUID PROPANE GAS IN THE LIVING QUARTERS OF ARECREATIONAL VEHICLE INCLUDE RISK OF EXPLOSION AND FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCEOF IGNITION, AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS FROM THE GAS ITSELF.

Hazard: LEAKING FUEL RESULTS IN VEHICLE FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.

Hazard: JACK STAND FAILURE TO HOLD THE RATED WEIGHT CAPACITY CANRESULT IN INJURY IF A PERSON IS WORKING UNDER OR NEAR THE VEHICLE ON THE JACKSTAND.

Hazard: OFF-CENTER LOADING AND/OR INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH OFTHE BASE AND INNER TUBE ASSEMBLY MATERIALS COULD CAUSE JACK STAND COLLAPSE. THISCOULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE IN VICINITY OF THE JACK STAND WHEN COLLAPSEOCCURS.

Hazard: INADEQUATE STOP LIGHTS CAN CAUSE MOTORIST FOLLOWING THETRAILER TO MISS A STOP OR TURN SIGNAL, AND AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT.

Hazard: HITCH TOW BAR COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VERTICAL MOUNTINGPLATE, RESULTING IN TOW BAR ATTACHMENT FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF TRAILER FROMTOW VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING.

Hazard: INABILITY OF THE JACKSTAND TO SUPPORT THE RATED CAPACITYWEIGHT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE , WITH INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO ANYONE UNDER ORNEAR THE UNIT BEING SUPPORTED WHEN THE JACKSTAND FAILS.

Hazard: BROKEN SPRING HANGER CAN LEAD TO SEPARATION OF SUSPENSIONCOMPONENTS, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND PERSONALINJURY.

Hazard: THE LOW ADHESION PROPERTY OF THE HOSE LEADS TO AIR BEINGTRAPPED BETWEEN THE PLIES, BALLOONING INWARD, CAUSING HOSE BLOCKAGE. HOSEBLOCKAGE RESULTS IN SLOW BRAKING OR COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.