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2007 General Coach Prestige

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear › springs › leaf spring assembly › u-bolt, leaf spring to axle. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Labels07V318000
Filed Jul 2, 200719 vehiclesGeneral Coach - Hensall

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAVEL AND PARK TRAILERS, THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) ON THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABEL IS INCORRECT.

Risk. THE GAWR RATINGS AS SHOWN ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL IS 2,359 KGS (5,200 LBS). THE ACTUAL VALUE SHOULD BE 2,304 KGS (5,079 LBS) FOR VEHICLES WITH 'D' RANGE TIRES AND SHOULD BE 1,950 KGS (4,299 LBS) FOR VEHICLES WITH 'C' RANGE TIRES. OVERLOADING OR EXCEEDING THE FRONT GAWR MAY CREATE AXLE FATIGUE OR FAILURE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED A NEW CERTIFICATION LABEL WITH CORRECT INFORMATION AS WELL AS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. A DEALER WILL REPLACE THE LABEL IF THE CONSUMER SO DESIRES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENERAL COACH AT 1-519-262-2600.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
Filed Oct 16, 2007FL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LARK CARGO TRAILER (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TRAILER TIRES BLEW OUT. HE DISCONNECTED THE TRAILER AND LEFT IT AT A GAS STATION. WHEN HE RETURNED, HE REPLACED THE TIRE AND WHEEL AND TOWED HIS TRAILER TO TC TRAILERS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. TC TRAILERS CONTACTED LARK UNITED MANUFACTURING, INC. AND SHOWED THEM PICTURES OF THE UPSIDE DOWN AXLE. LARK MANUFACTURING STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TWO TIRES, THE FENDER, AND THE ALUMINUM SIDING THAT HAD BEEN LIFTED OFF THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRAILER. IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS SINCE THE MANUFACTURER SPOKE WITH TC TRAILERS AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20080100Routine
2007 — this page1100Routine
20060100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 2, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.