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Gulf Stream 2006–2009 Service Brakes, Hydraulic recall

Recalled July 30, 2012 · NHTSA recall 12V366000 · Gulf Stream

Hazard
Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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.
Units
443 units

Description

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.

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.

Product
Gulf Stream BOUNTY HUNTERS · Gulf Stream CRESCENDO · Gulf Stream INDEPENDENCE · Gulf Stream SUN VOYAGER · Gulf Stream YELLOWSTONE
Manufacturer(s)
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov

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