NHTSA Campaign 11V074000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 11V074000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
FLEETWOOD RV, INC filed the report for 11V074000 with NHTSA on January 28, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V074000, NHTSA lists up to 88 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V074000 were scheduled from June 6, 2011, 129 days after the report.
11V074000 covers 1 model from Fleetwood, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V074000 ranks 7 of 14 FLEETWOOD RV, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V074000, FLEETWOOD RV, INC has 7 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 11V074000 was 11V009000, reported on January 7, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FLEETWOOD RV 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 DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED MAY NOT ACTIVATE IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
- The fix
- FLEETWOOD RV 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 JUNE 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
Reported January 28, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V074000 (1)
Fleetwood (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V074000, 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: January 28, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted