NHTSA Complaint #10585720 — 2012 FORD F-550 SD

INCIDENT #1: IT WAS DETERMINED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS THE MANUFACTURER OF MY EXPEDITION VEHICLE/MOTOR HOME (MH) WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN., DOT REGULATION UNDER 571.108 COVERING LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. SPECIFICALLY MY MH WAS MISSING TWO AMBER CLEARANCE LAMPS ON THE FRONT, AND TWO RED SIDE MARKER LAMPS ON THE REAR. AFTER MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE VIOLATION THEY CORRECTED THE MISTAKE. INCIDENT #2: IT WAS DETERMINED 08/07/2012 DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS THE MANUFACTURER OF MY MH WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN., CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TITLE 49, PART 571: 571.120 FOR MOTOR HOMES. THE COMBINED WEIGHT RATING OF THE TIRES ON THE REAR AXLE WAS 12790, AND THE COMBINED WEIGHT RATING OF THE RIMS WAS 13660. THE WEIGHT RATING OF THE REAR AXLE OF MY MH WAS 14706. THE COMBINED WEIGHT RATING OF THE REAR TIRES WAS 1916 POUND LESS THAN THE WEIGHT RATING OF THE AXLE-NOT LEGAL PER DOT REGULATIONS. THEREFORE, OWNER ASKED MANUFACTURER TO PUT THE FACTORY DUAL TIRES & RIMS BACK ON THE MH IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH DOT REGULATIONS. INCIDENT #3: IT WAS DETERMINED 04/30/2014 THAT MANUFACTURER OF MY MH WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH DOT & NHTSA (NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION) REGULATION 49 CFR PART 571 (FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY). NO LABEL ON MY MH PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE WEIGHT OF A FULL LOAD OF WATER, THE UNIT WEIGHT OF WATER AND A CAUTIONARY STATEMENT THAT THE WEIGHT OF WATER IS PART OF CARGO. MOTOR HOME LABELS MUST DISPLAY THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF OCCUPANTS AND CARGO. IN ADDITION, FOR MOTOR HOMES, THE LABEL MUST SHOW THE SAFETY BELT EQUIPPED SEATING CAPACITY AND MUST INDICATE THAT THE TONGUE WEIGHT OF A TOWED TRAILER COUNTS AS CARGO. UPDATED 5/29/14*CN UPDATED 10/30/2014 *JS UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN