NHTSA Recall 06V093000
NHTSA Campaign Id 06V093000; Date: Mar. 30, 2006
At night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Four Winds Hurricane; 2004 Four Winds Hurricane; 2005 Four Winds Hurricane; 2003 Four Winds Infinity; 2004 Four Winds Infinity; 2005 Four Winds Infinity; 2003 Four Winds Windsport; 2004 Four Winds Windsport; 2005 Four Winds Windsport
Component: Electrical System
Manufactured by: Four Winds International
Affected Units:: 461
Recall Summary:
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 101 "controls and displays" and 105 "hydraulic and electric brake systems. " if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1. 5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the abs telltale when the abs is not properly functioning does not always occur.
How to Fix:
Workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign and reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or four winds at 574-266-1111.
Recall Notes:
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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