Gulf Stream Exterior Lighting

Gulf Stream is recalling about 362 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Without intermediate side marker lights, the motorhome would have decreased visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18V243000
Manufacturer
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
Reported
17 April 2018
Vehicles
362
Built between
Nov 2015 – Feb 2018
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 May 2018
Repaired
32%
Unrepaired
246

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2015 and February 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016-2018 Gulf Stream B Touring CruiserBuilt November 2015 to February 2018
  • 2016-2018 Gulf Stream ConquestBuilt November 2015 to February 2018

Repair progress

246 of 362 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.

32% repaired — 116 of 362 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 2016-2018 Gulf Stream Conquest and B Touring Cruiser motorhomes, models 6314, 6316, 6317, 6320, 63111, 5291 and 5316. These vehicles do not have intermediate side marker lights and have front and rear side marker lights that are spaced more than thirty feet apart. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

Without intermediate side marker lights, the motorhome would have decreased visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Gulf Stream will notify owners, and dealers will install intermediate side marker lights, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2015 to February 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 April 2018
  3. Owners notified18 May 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 32% 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 17 April 2018.

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 04172018.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
04172018
Recalling manufacturer
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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 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.

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