Country Coach · Model Report
Country Coach Intrigue1999
Showing safety data for the 1999 model year only.
Country Coach · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 1999 model year only.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
COUNTRY COACH HAS REPORTED THAT THE TOYO 275/70R M102Z TIRES ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES ARE DEFECTIVE AND COULD FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, 'TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS.' THESE MOTOR HOMES WERE INADVERTENTLY ASSIGNED INADEQUATE COLD TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES GIVING THE TIRES A LOWER WEIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY THAN THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE WEIGHT RATINGS.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THESE MOTOR HOMES WERE ERRONEOUSLY ASSIGNED INADEQUATE COLD TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES AND INADEQUATE AXLE WEIGHT RATINGS ON THE FRONT AND/OR REAR AXLES AS A RESULT OF MATHEMATICAL MISCALCULATIONS.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INEQUITABLE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT TIRES ON THE FRONT AXLE. THIS WEIGHT INEQUITY CAN CAUSE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WEIGHT RATING TO BE EXCEEDED.
2 TOYO TIRES BLEW OUT DURING RECENT TRIP. FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON AUG 9 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR INNER TIRE BLEW. THIS REQUIRED EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE, A TIRE CHANGE, AND SEVERAL HOURS DELAY OF OUR VACATION. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON AUG 19 WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY 401 IN ONTARIO. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME: FUEL FILLER NECK AND CAP RIPPED OFF, FENDER DAMAGED, FIBERGLASS DAMAGE, WHEEL DAMAGED, LOST HUBCAP. THIS ALSO REQUIRED EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE, A TIRE CHANGE, AND OVER 3 HOURS DELAY ON OUR VACATION. *NM
No injuries · No fire · No crash
LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL LEFT INTO CENTER MEDIAN OF INTERSTATE CAUSING OVER $50,000 OF DAMAGE. VEHICLE REPAIRED BY BEAUDRY RV IN TUCSON, AZ. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN SAVED (TOYO TIRE). *NM
REF. EA05011 ON 3/25/05 WHILE TRAVELING ON I75 NEAR WILDWOOD FL @ 60 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY 1999 COUNTRY COACH INTRIGUE BLEW OUT. TIRE PRESSURE AT START OF TRIP WAS 120 PSI. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD RV WAS TOWED APPOX 70 MILES TO REPAIR FACILITY IN SEFFNER FL. TIRE REPLACEMENT, TOWING, REPAIR AND PAINT WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $23000. COACH WAS PURCHASED IN JAN 04. NOTIFIED CCI I WAS THE NEW OWNER AND ASKED FOR INFO ON CORRECT TIRE PRESSURES. TIRES WERE SET AT PRESSURES ON PLATE IN COACH WAS INFORMED PRESSURE PLATE WAS OLD AND NOT CORRECT WAS SENT NEW PLATE BY CCI. NEW PLATE HAD 125 PSI FOR ALL TIRES THIS WAS HIGHER THAN OLD PRESSURES. SINCE MY RIMS WERE STAMPED AT 120 PSI MAX THAT IS WHAT I SET THEM TO. OLD TIRES WERE TOYOS 275-70R 22.5 ALL TIRES HAD DOT MFR DATES IN 99. *NM
No injuries · No fire · No crash