Mercedes MBE 900 - HP Fuel Line Recall

[Mercedes MBE 900 - HP Fuel Line Recall]

I have a 2007 Gulfstream Tourmaster that has the same Mercedes engine with the old undampened lines. Last week, while returning home to Texas from Florida, it developed a leak which I noticed while refueling in Tallahassee. I had to put my wife and daughter in a rental car ($500) so they could get home. I stayed with the coach. I took it in to a reputable repair facility where they discovered the ruptured line. Freightliner in Tallahassee had a replacement. The line was replaced although not with the dampened version as I was unaware of the recall and design modification. The repair bill was $389.00.

I proceeded home and made it to Louisiana when I noticed another leak. I had to pay $1,200.00 to be towed to Freightliner in Shreveport where my coach now sits. I found this thread and when I discovered the Mercedes recall, I immediately called Freightliner and made them aware of the recall. I was told they would look into it and call me back. That was yesterday.

I intend to request reimbursement of all of my out of pocket expenses from Mercedes. As a lawyer, I may have more leverage than most people but I am hopeful that they will do the right thing since the line is defective as designed. I will keep you posted as my claims move forward.

Brad Steele

Longview, Texas

[Outside TV]

I have not had a chance to look at one of the factory installs. Is there a weather proof box and something inside the door. I have enough room behind that particular couch and it would not be a problem to get electricity and cable there. We visited the Allegro paint factory in Mississippi a few weeks ago and most of the new coaches had that option. I would like to know how much it cost.

Montie,

I had a 32" LCD tv and Onkyo stereo receiver mounted inside the first bay of my 07 Gulfstream Tourmaster. The bay was already pre-wired for cable/sat/elec so I had a custom stereo shop build a box inside the bay to hold the tv mount and to house the stereo receiver and two small speakers. I also had him put to external speaker plugs next to the receiver so I can plug in two Peavey external speakers. I bought collapsible stands on which to set the external speakers. This set up will be used to tailgate and/or Nascar events. I also had an IPOD dock added so I can listen to my music outside as well. Total costs to me excluding the TV was about $2000. It's not cheap but I am enjoying it. Watched the NBA finals last week while on the road and a few of our neighbors joined us to watch, which was fine by me.

Brad Steele