NHTSA Campaign 10V525000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 10V525000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC filed the report for 10V525000 with NHTSA on October 26, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V525000, NHTSA lists up to 18,461 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V525000 were scheduled from December 15, 2010, 50 days after the report.
10V525000 covers 4 models from Winnebago, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 10V525000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V525000 vehicles, the 2010 Winnebago Journey has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V525000 ranks 1 of 11 WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V525000, WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC has 3 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 10V525000 was 09V342000, reported on September 1, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
- The risk
- THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
- The fix
- WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING DECEMBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.
Reported October 26, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V525000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V525000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted