NHTSA Campaign 10V565000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 10V565000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC filed the report for 10V565000 with NHTSA on November 16, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V565000, NHTSA lists up to 455 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2007 and October 8, 2010.
The 10V565000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V565000 were scheduled from December 10, 2010, 24 days after the report.
10V565000 covers 2 models from Dutchmen, model years 2010–2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V565000 ranks 4 of 12 DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V565000, DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC has 4 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 10V565000 was 10V494000, reported on October 11, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DUTCHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 GRAND JUNCTION AND 2011 VOLTAGE 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
- DUTCHMEN 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 SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR DUTCHMEN AT 1-574-537-0700.
Reported November 16, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V565000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V565000, 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: November 16, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted