NHTSA Campaign 11V082000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 11V082000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 11V082000 with NHTSA on February 8, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V082000, NHTSA lists up to 10,683 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V082000 were scheduled from February 17, 2011, 9 days after the report.
11V082000 covers 2 models from Tiffin, model years 2010–2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V082000 ranks 1 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V082000, TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC has 2 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 11V082000 was 10V585000, reported on November 22, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES 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
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES 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 FEBRUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
Reported February 8, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V082000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V082000, 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: February 8, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted