Recall
Entegra Anthem — 09V004000
NHTSA ID
09V004000
Make
Entegra
Model
Anthem
Years Affected
2009
Recall Date
2009-01-08
Component
TRAILER HITCHES
Units Affected
4
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
Summary
ENTEGRA COACH IS RECALLING 4 MY 2009 ANTHEM CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH PUTNAM HITCHES. AFTER SOME PERIOD OF USE, CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY DEVELOP STRESS FRACTURES DUE TO SHARP RADII AND/OR TOOL MARKING.
Consequence
SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.
Remedy
ENTEGRA COACH IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN WHO WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 08V567). THE HITCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ONE VEHICLE AND THE REMAINING 3 VEHICLES ARE STILL IN ENTEGRA'S INVENTORY AND WILL NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE HITCHES ARE REPLACED.