1992 Mallard Sprint Recalls

All 1992 Mallard Sprint recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

September 30th, 1992

NHTSA Campaign Number: 92V138000
Manufacturer: MALLARD COACH CORP.
Manufactured Begin Date: September 1st, 1991
Manufactured End Date: May 1st, 1992
Date of Owner Notification: January 28th, 1993

Defect Summary:
THE MOTORHOMES HAVE POOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND ARE SUBJECT TO INSTABILITY DUE TO IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. ALSO, THE CHASSIS WAS NOT CERTIFIED BY A CHASSIS MANUFACTURER.

Consequence Summary:
POOR HANDLING AND INSTABILITY CAN RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Corrective Summary:
DEALERS AND OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS. DEALERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE, SELL, OR DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLES. OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, AND ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLES.

Recall Notes:
SYSTEM: STRUCTURE: STABILITY PROBLEMS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.NOTE: MALLARD COACH CO., INC. IS IN CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. A REMEDYIS BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND MALLARD IS NEGOTIATING A RECALL PLANWITH A PROSPECTIVE BUYER.

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