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Damon Avanti Recall 11V248: Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

NHTSA campaign 11V248, reported April 21, 2011, 68 vehicles potentially affected.

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The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 11V248THOR MOTOR COACH
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Problem
THOR MOTOR COACH (TMC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 OUTLAW AND MODEL YEAR 2011 AVANTI MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 2007, THROUGH NOVEMBER 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
Risk
THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy
TMC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DAMILER TRUCKS (DTNA) DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. (SEE DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V-178.) NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS BY DTNA IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
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> .

Affected vehicles

Damon Avanti2011
Damon Outlaw200820092010