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2003 Gulf Stream Ultra Supreme

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Electrical System06V113000
Filed Apr 11, 2006995 vehiclesGulf Stream Coach, Inc.

Defect. 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 NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR.

Risk. 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.

Remedy. WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731 OR GULF STREAM AT 574-773-7761.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp03V092000
Filed Mar 12, 2003998 vehiclesGulf Stream Coach Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY STANDARD.

Risk. IN SOME OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE START POSITION OR FOR A LOW BRAKE FLUID CONDITION, IF THE BODY BUILDER RELIED SOLELY UPON FORD'S IVM COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP CIRCUIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEGAN MAY 1, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Oct 31, 200825,856 milesMS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GULF STREAM ULTRA SUPREME. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL DEFECT. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED, HE NOTICED A YELLOW RESIDUE LEAKING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR AND AN AMMONIA ODOR. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. DOMETIC WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REFRIGERATOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,856 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20052110Routine
20040100Routine
2003 — this page1200Routine
20020100Routine
20010400Routine
20001100Routine

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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: Apr 11, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.