2000–2001 Country Coach Cartier & 2000–2001 Country Coach Kensington recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain motor homes built on prevost buses fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." these motor homes were assigned an inadequate front axle weight rating (fawr). They were built with inadequate tires and rims.
💥 The risk
This could cause premature front tire tread wear or tire failure during normal driving, leading to a loss of steering control.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will remove and replace the front tires, rims, and air spring bags.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V324000
- Manufacturer
- COUNTRY COACH INC
- Vehicles affected
- 7
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-452-8015
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 23, 2000
- Built
- Mar 15, 1999 – Mar 8, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during october 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact country coach at 1-800-452-8015. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).