1985 National RV Sea Breeze
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 1985 National RV Sea Breeze. Newest first.
Rear axle bearings may fail due to a bending moment created by the aftermarket dual rear wheels from a variety of factors and especially when overloaded. Failure of the bearings create stresses on the rear axle, resulting in the breakage of the axle.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A broken axle will cause separation of the dual rearwheel assembly from the motorhome, causing loss of control which could result inan accident.
Remedy
Replace rear axle assemblies with full-floating rear axle assemblies.
Dual rear wheels may have pin hole leaks and cracks around the old valve stem hole that had been welded. consequence of defect: driving with the inner dual rear wheels flat could cause a blowout, and possible wheel bearing or axle failure.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Rear suspension
Summary:national (formerly dolphin) IS the largest micro-mini motorhome manufacturer.since 1980 all their vehicles have been 20 ft or greater, requiring extended frames and aftermarket dual rear wheel conversions.national has built on toyota, nissan and chevrolet MINI truck chassis.national has upgraded the gvwr of…
Summary:national (formerly dolphin) IS the largest micro-mini motorhome manufacturer.since 1980 all their vehicles have been 20 ft or greater, requiring extended frames and aftermarket dual rear wheel conversions.national has built on toyota, nissan and chevrolet MINI truck chassis.national has upgraded the gvwr of their units after conducting come fmvss 105 brake compliance tests.analysis:receipt of failure reports indicates that national's reliance on the brake compliance testing IS not sufficient and that the vehicles are overloaded.status:defect review panel held on 4/27/87. Closed this ea and opened investigative case c87-001-001.======
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