NHTSA Campaign 10V587000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by KEYSTONE RV COMPANY · Reported Nov 17, 2010 · 4,770 vehicles affected

What's wrong

KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND 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.

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

KEYSTONE 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 RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR KEYSTONE AT 866-425-4369.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KEYSTONE FUZION 2010 4,770
KEYSTONE FUZION 2011 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA 2007 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA 2008 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA 2009 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA 2010 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA 2011 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY 2010 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY 2011 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA-BIG SKY 2007 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA-BIG SKY 2008 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA-BIG SKY 2009 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA-BIG SKY 2010 4,770
KEYSTONE MONTANA-BIG SKY 2011 4,770
KEYSTONE RAPTOR 2011 4,770

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V587000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.