NHTSA Campaign 10V617000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 10V617000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC filed the report for 10V617000 with NHTSA on November 23, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V617000, NHTSA lists up to 371 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V617000 were scheduled from March 2, 2011, 99 days after the report.
10V617000 covers 1 model from Coachmen, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V617000 ranks 2 of 6 COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V617000, COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC has 1 other recall on the equipment on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- COACHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS 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
- COACHMEN 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 MARCH 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR COACHMEN AT 574-825-8360.
Reported November 23, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V617000 (1)
Coachmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V617000, 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 23, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted