NHTSA Complaint #10521038 — 1998 BOUNDER MOTORHOME

GVW ON REAR AXLE IS 11,000# HOWEVER THE VEHICLE EMPTY IS AT 11,000# RIGHT NOW IT HAS ABOUT 53000 MILES ON IT AND AS I BOUGHT IT USED RECENTLY, I WENT THOUGH THE VEHICLE MECHANICALLY, AND FOUND THE BREAKS HAVE BEEN OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF DISINTEGRATING THE RUBBER COMPONENTS ON THE BREAK CALIPERS FRONT AND BACK (THE RUBBER GARMENT THAT PROTECTS THE PISTONS ON THE CALIPER FELL APART WHICH ALLOWS CONTAMINATES TO ENTER THE PISTON-CYLINDER INTERFACE). ALSO, THE STICKER NEAR THE DRIVERS SEAT STATES GVW REAR OF 11,000#, BUT THE TIRES ARE LT235/85R16 E (DUAL) ARE USUALLY RATED FOR ONLY AROUND 11,100#. IF SOMEONE WERE TO LOAD THIS MOTORHOME AND NOT WEIGH IT, THEN NOT ONLY WOULD THE VEHICLE BE OVER LOADED, BUT THE TIRES ARE ALSO OVERLOADED ON THE REAR AXLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE CHASSIS THAT WAS USED (A 1997 FORD SUPER DUTY WITH A 460 C.I. EFI GAS ENGINE) WAS NOT ABLE TO BE USED FOR THIS APPLICATION. *TR