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2001 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

fire · 716647 · 2009-04-17

Vehicle

Make
HOLIDAY RAMBLER
Model
AMBASSADOR
Year
2001
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR RV. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL THE BRAKE LINES BURNING AND NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE HOT, WHICH CAUSED THE DISCS TO CRACK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED BY FREIGHT LINER TO HAVE ONE DISC REPLACED AND THE OTHER THREE TURNED DUE TO THE HAIRLINE CRACKS CAUSED BY THE HEAT. A YEAR LATER, AFTER DRIVING FIVE MILES, THE SMELL RETURNED. ON THIS OCCASION, THE ABS SENSORS BURNED OUT OF THEIR SOCKETS. THE ABS SENSORS, TWO FRONT CALIPERS, AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V278000 FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE PRIMARY OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE RECALL ENDED IN 2004 AND BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2004. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10265887
Machine
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