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1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall Title: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall Date: 1981-07-01
1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: 81V080000
1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall Manufacturer: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall - Potential Number of Units Affected: 351
1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall Overview: A PROTECTIVE COVER WAS OMITTED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. WITHOUT THIS COVER, A BEAD CHAIN WHICH CONNECTS THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE SERVO ASSEMBLY COULD BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE LINKAGE OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. IF THE CHAIN BECOMES CAUGHT, IT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO LOCK OPEN. A THROTTLE ARM WAS ALSO ACCIDENTLY OMITTED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT.
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1981 CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY Recall Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; SPEED CONTROL; METAL COVER AND THROTTLE ARM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: AN OPEN THROTTLE WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO REDUCEVEHICLE SPEED. THIS FAILURE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND COULD RESULTIN AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE SPEED CONTROL SHOULD NOT BE USED PRIOR TO INSPECTION AND REPAIR.