- Vehicles
- 10
- Built between
- Apr 2006 – Mar 2008
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 May 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2006 and March 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2008 Country Coach RhaspodyBuilt April 2006 to March 2008
What the defect is
Country coach is recalling certain model year 2007 and 2008 motorhomes manufactured between april 2006 and march 2008, equipped with caterpillar C15 engines. The variable valve actuation (vva) oil line may wear against the p-clips retaining the oil line, causing an oil leak.
What could happen
An oil leak could result in a fire.
What gets fixed
COUNTRY COACH IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THE ENGINES. THE FREE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED BY CATERPILLAR. PLEASE SEE CATERPILLAR'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 09E-020. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 23, 2009.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2006 to March 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 November 2009
- Owners notified5 May 2009
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 9 November 2009.
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 may contact caterpillar at 1-800-447-4986 or country coach at 1-541-998-3720.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COUNTRY 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
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.