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NHTSA recall 06V093000

Electrical System · FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL

March 30, 2006report date
461units affected
Vehicle recalltype
Details

What's wrong: 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…

Why it matters: 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.

The fix: Workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign and reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge.

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

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.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 06V093000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.