NHTSA Campaign 11V235000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 11V235000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
NEWMAR CORPORATION filed the report for 11V235000 with NHTSA on April 12, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V235000, NHTSA lists up to 5,486 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V235000 were scheduled from March 28, 2011.
11V235000 covers 1 model from Newmar, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V235000 ranks 1 of 2 NEWMAR CORPORATION recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NEWMAR 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
- NEWMAR 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 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
Reported April 12, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V235000 (1)
Newmar (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V235000, 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: April 12, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted