Chance Visibility: Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System

Chance is recalling about 27 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. Heat from the exhaust manifold melts the insulation creating smoke or fire in the engine compartment.

Campaign
02V232000
Manufacturer
CHANCE COACH, INC.
Reported
19 September 2002
Vehicles
27
Built between
Jan 2001 – Aug 2002
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 August 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2001 and August 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001-2002 Chance Opus 29Built January 2001 to August 2002

What the defect is

On certain coaches equipped with optional webasto heaters, the heater lines in the engine compartment, above the engine exhaust system, are covered with insulation.

What could happen

Heat from the exhaust manifold melts the insulation creating smoke or fire in the engine compartment.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSULATION FROM THESE LINES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 19, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2001 to August 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 September 2002
  3. Owners notified19 August 2002

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 September 2002.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

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.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SB-107
Recalling manufacturer
CHANCE COACH, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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