NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation RQ00002
Recall Query · COUNTRY COACH INC · SUSPENSION
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
INCORRECT SPECIFICATION OF TIRE PRESSURE
COUNTRY COACH FILED A NONCOMPLIANCE INFORMATION REPORT ON OCTOBER 21, 1999, FOR 448 CLASS A 1998 AND 1999 MODEL YEAR ALLURE AND INTRIGUE MOTORHOMES IN WHICH THE TIRE PLACARD INFORMATION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 120, WAS INCORRECT AND COULD RESULT IN THE UNDER INFLATION OF THE TIRES.COUNTRY COACH MADE THE DETERMINATION AFTER 12 REPORTED BLOWOUTS DUE TO UNDERINFLATION OF THE TIRES.COUNTRY COACH'S INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE INFLATION PRESSURE SPECIFICATIONS WERE INCORRECT FOR THE MOTORHOMES.THE ORIGINAL PRESSURES WERE NOT ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORHOME AND SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO THE BLOWOUTS.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE THOSE MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH SLIDE OUT SECTIONS, IN WHICH A PORTION OF THE SIDE OR REAR OF THE MOTORHOME THAT CAN BE EXTENDED OUTWARD FROM THE VEHICLE.THIS WOULD INCREASE THE WEIGHT ON THE SIDE THE SLIDE OUT IS LOCATED.THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPENED TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCE, SCOPE, AND THE IMPACT OF SLIDE OUT SECTIONS ON DISPROPORTIONATE AXLE LOADING.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- RQ00002
- Investigation type
- Recall Query (RQ)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- COUNTRY COACH INC
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Opened
- Jan 4, 2000
- Closed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Associated recall campaign
- 00V324000
Vehicles named in this investigation
3 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.