Coachmen Citation, President, Senator, Statesman (1980-1981): Vehicle speed control
Recall 81V078000 · Jun 26, 1981 · Coachmen Industries, Inc.
314
vehicles affected
314
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 81V078000
- Date
- Jun 26, 1981
- Maker
- Coachmen Industries, Inc.
- Units affected
- 314
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Vehicle speed control
- Model years
- 1980-1981
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
A PROTECTIVE METAL COVER WAS OMITTED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. WITHOUT THIS COVER, A BEAD CHAIN WHICH CONNECTS THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE SERVO ASSEMBLY COULD BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE LINKAGE OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. IF THE CHAIN BECOMES CAUGHT, IT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO LOCK OPEN. A THROTTLE ARM WAS ALSO ACCIDENTLY OMITTED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
BOTH THE METAL COVER AND THE THROTTLE ARM WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 8 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 81V078000?
4 models: Coachmen Citation (1980-1981), Coachmen President (1980-1981), Coachmen Senator (1980-1981) and 1 more, about 314 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 81V078000?
BOTH THE METAL COVER AND THE THROTTLE ARM WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.