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NHTSA Campaign 10V563000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by THOR MOTOR COACH · Reported Nov 16, 2010 · 3,488 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TMC IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011 DAMON AND FOUR WINDS 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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

TMC 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 NFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR THOR MOTOR COACH AT 1-877-855-2867.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC 2005 3,488
DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC 2006 3,488
DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC 2007 3,488
DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC 2008 3,488
DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC 2009 3,488
DAMON ESSENCE 2008 3,488
DAMON TUSCANY 2005 3,488
DAMON TUSCANY 2006 3,488
DAMON TUSCANY 2007 3,488
DAMON TUSCANY 2008 3,488
DAMON TUSCANY 2009 3,488
FOUR WINDS MANDALAY 2004 3,488
FOUR WINDS MANDALAY 2005 3,488
FOUR WINDS MANDALAY 2006 3,488
FOUR WINDS MANDALAY 2007 3,488
FOUR WINDS MANDALAY 2008 3,488
FOUR WINDS MANDALAY 2009 3,488
FOUR WINDS PRESIDIO 2004 3,488
FOUR WINDS PRESIDIO 2005 3,488
FOUR WINDS PRESIDIO 2006 3,488
FOUR WINDS PRESIDIO 2007 3,488
FOUR WINDS PRESIDIO 2008 3,488
FOUR WINDS SERRANO 2009 3,488
FOUR WINDS SERRANO 2010 3,488
FOUR WINDS SERRANO 2011 3,488
FOUR WINDS VALENCIA 2006 3,488
FOUR WINDS VALENCIA 2007 3,488
FOUR WINDS WINDSPORT 2006 3,488
FOUR WINDS WINDSPORT 2007 3,488

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V563000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.