NHTSA campaign 02V232000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Chance Coach, Inc.: Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System

Chance Coach, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 19, 2002 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 27. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN COACHES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL WEBASTO HEATERS, THE HEATER LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ABOVE THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM, ARE COVERED WITH INSULATION.

The risk

HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD MELTS THE INSULATION CREATING SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSULATION FROM THESE LINES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 19, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHANCE COACH AT 1-316-779-7712.

2 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2002 Chance Opus 290500
2001 Chance Opus 290500

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 02V232000.

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