Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Transit Cutaway Buses Equipped With Telma Brake Retarder Driveshaft System Option On Vehicles Built On A Ford E-450 Chassis With 186″ Wheelbases. These Vehicles Can Experience Driveshaft Failure.
Make Of Vehicle
GOSHEN COACH
Model Of Vehicle
GCII CUTAWAY BUS
Year
2000
Recall Campaign Number
01V274000
Component Description
Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft
Effect Of Defect
If The Driveshaft Fails, It Can Break And Fall Away While The Vehicle Is In Motion, Possibly Resulting In A Vehicle Crash, Personel Injury Or Death.
Fix Defect
Goshen Coach Has Notified All Of Its Customers To Remove The Buses From Services. While Goshen Coach Is Developing A Permenant Repair For This Condition, Dealers Will Remove The Telma Brake Retarder And Driveshaft And Replace It With A Standard Driveshaft. Owner Notification Began August 28, 2001. 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 Goshen Coach Customer Service Department At 219-264-7511.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Warrick Industries, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
20000101
End Of Manufacture
20010824
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
33
Date Owners Notified
20010828
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Veritrans Specialty Vehicles, Inc.
Date Report Received
20010828