- Vehicles
- 662
- Built between
- Aug 2007 – Sep 2010
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 1 March 2016
- Repaired
- 9%
- Unrepaired
- 603
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2007 and September 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010 Gulf Stream B Touring CruiserBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2011 Gulf Stream CaribbeanBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2010-2011 Gulf Stream ConquestBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2009-2010 Gulf Stream Conquest Super CBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2009 Gulf Stream CrescendoBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2009 Gulf Stream EnduraBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2009 Gulf Stream GladiatorBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2011 Gulf Stream IndependenceBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008 Gulf Stream SUN SportBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2009 Gulf Stream SUN VoyagerBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2009-2010 Gulf Stream Super NovaBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2010 Gulf Stream Tour MasterBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2009 Gulf Stream TOY HaulerBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
- 2008-2011 Gulf Stream YellowstoneBuilt August 2007 to September 2010
Repair progress
603 of 662 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.
9% repaired — 59 of 662 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (Gulf Stream) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Caribbean, Yellowstone and Independence, 2008-2009 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, and Toy Hauler, 2008 Sun Sport, 2008-2010 Tour Master, 2010 B Touring Cruiser, 2010-2011 Conquest, 2009-2010 Conquest Super C and Super Nova, 2009 Endura and Gladiator motor homes manufactured August 1, 2007 to September 30, 2010. The affected vehicles are equipped with Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. The bolt that attaches the fan gear assembly to the steps may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
What could happen
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Gulf Stream will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2007 to September 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 January 2016
- Owners notified1 March 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 9% repaired
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 11 January 2016.
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 Gulf Stream customer service at 1-800-289-8787. Gulf Stream's number for this recall is CS070116.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- CS070116
- Recalling manufacturer
- Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.