NHTSA Complaint #10501226 — 2006 GULF STREAM FRIENDSHIP

ON 10/31/2012 WHILE IN TRANSIT FROM LOUISVILLE ,KY TO LOS ANGELES,CA ON HIGHWAY 70 AT COLUMBIA,MO. NOTICED THAT REAR MONITOR FOGGED UP AND STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL WAS IN CABIN OF RV,AFTER STOPPING TO CHECK PROBLEM WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST BEHIND ME WHO STATED THE ROAD WAS SLIPPERY BEHIND ME ,WEATHER WAS MISTING AT TIME.AFTER INSPECTING UNDER COACH NOTICED DIESEL FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FRAME RAILS IN REAR OF COACH .UPON OPENING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT FOUND THAT LUGGAGE WAS DIESEL SOAKED ALSO.NO FUEL LINES IN SIGHT,REMOVED VEHICLE FROM ROAD AND SCHEDULED INSPECTION BY FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA .DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE DELIVERY LINE FAILURES HIDDEN INSIDE FRAME RAILS REQUIRING FUEL TANK REMOVAL AND LINE REPLACEMENT.WAS OBVIOUS WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON THIS COACH THIS SHOULD NOT BE A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE.ON ADVISE FROM MY EXTENDED WARRANTY CARRIER, WAS ADVISED NHTSA HAD A RECALL ON MY MODEL BUT ON INVESTIGATION BOTH GULFSTREAM AND FREIGHTLINER CLAIM DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY ENGINE .I BELIEVE BOTH GULFSTREAM AND FREIGHTLINER MAY KNOW OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS DEFECT BUT ARE TAKING THE "DAMAGE CONTROL" CORPORATE STANCE BY LIMITING THE RECALL TO SPECIFIC ENGINES,NOT HAVING ANY INFORMATION ON HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE CATERPILLAR C7 ENGINE ,AND MAY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY OWNERS PREVIOUSLY,I BELIEVE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM WHAT IS QUITE DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER MAY HAVE NO IDEA HE IS SPREADING DIESEL FUEL UNTIL ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED BEHIND HIM,THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED ALSO AND ANY EXPENSE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR