Suspension
Filed Sep 23, 199700
STEEL COMPONENTS IN THE SUSPENSION WERE TOO LIGHT OF A GAUGE MATERIAL AND FAILED--RESULTED IN HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE BEING RUPTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES.
1996 Gulf Stream Motorhome
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › shock absorber. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Mar 26, 1996OH
LOWER FRONT SHOCK MOUNT BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *DSH
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.