Beaver Patriot 1996

Model Patriot made in 1996 by Beaver got 4 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to structure and suspension. There was one recall concerning equipment .

Patriot year 1996

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 1996

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG FURNACE
98V167009	SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC.	from 04/26/1995 to 06/13/1997	V (Vehicle)	413	08/19/1998	ODI	SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC.	03/31/1999	03/31/1999
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel).
Consequence Summary	If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result.
Corrective Summary	Vehicle systems inc. will conduct the owner notification for this campaign. dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers.
Notes	Owner notification began august 19, 1998.owners who take their motor homes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact safari at 1-541-995-2375 or vsi at 1-800-685-4289.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
03/11/2008	81000	1
	1. according to the repair facility, the frame failure was the result of the frame being under engineered. 2. this frame failure will occur only once and following is a quote from the shop foreman that was responsible for the repairs: this is serious issue. if the frame had failed completely, especially on a turn or a grade, the axle would have come loose from the frame, with catastrophic and/or life threatening results. if you have one of these rv's, i recommend that you check it out, or have it checked out. i have a name of another person, richard t. ames, who had the same failure. there are other safety issues with this frame and i would also like to send you pictures as supporting evidence. 3. the cracks in the frame were repaired and a 3/8 plate was welded between the upper and lower frame to reinforce the area.*tr
07/25/1999
	Front shocks broke off and the frame rails split above and below shock bracket. this could have caused tire punctures and should not have happened. *ak
SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER
10/25/2006		2	07/11/2006
	Dt: the contact stated while driving 60 mph under normal road conditions, the front passenger side shock absorber fractured. there was a noise from the right side of the motor home prior to the incident. the make of the motorhome is beaver patriot motorhomes and the model was savannah.ak the consumer replaced the shocks the first time himself. the consumer stated the noise returned and he discovered the shock had broken again and pulled away from the frame and fell to the hydraulic hose that goes to the brakes. the second time the shocks were replaced by a dealer who installed 2 shocks on each side instead of one. updated 01/09/07.*jb
07/25/1999
	Front shocks broke off and the frame rails split above and below shock bracket. this could have caused tire punctures and should not have happened. *ak

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
OR	BEND	97701	BEND SERVICE CENTER	800-843-2967