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NHTSA recall 12V366000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters and 4 more

Reported Jul 30, 2012443 vehicles affectedGulf Stream Coach, Inc.Built Mar 18, 2005 – Dec 31, 2009

The defect

Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (GSC) is recall certain model year 2006 through 2008 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, Independence, Bounty Hunters, and Yellowstone Class A diesel pusher motor homes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from March 18, 2005, through December 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.

The risk

Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.

The remedy

FCCC will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact GSC at 1-800-289-8787 or Daimler Trucks/FCCC at 1-800-547-0712.

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Vehicles in this recall

Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters
2006200720082009
Gulf Stream Crescendo
2006200720082009
Gulf Stream Independence
2006200720082009
Gulf Stream Sun Voyager
2006200720082009
Gulf Stream Yellowstone
2006200720082009

Notes

Daimler Trucks recall campaign number is FL-628.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.