NHTSA Campaign Id 05V258000; Date: Jun. 2, 2005
The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
2005 Gulf Stream Friendship; 2006 Gulf Stream Friendship
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle:lpg Water Heater
Manufactured by: Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
Affected Units:: 20
On certain motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes. The burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
Gulf stream is working with vehicle systems to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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