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NHTSA Campaign 10V626000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by CARRIAGE, INC · Reported Dec 17, 2010 · 2,360 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CARRIAGE IS RECALLING CERTAIN 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

CARRIAGE 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 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CARRIAGE C-FORCE 2006 2,360
CARRIAGE C-FORCE 2007 2,360
CARRIAGE C-FORCE 2008 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2005 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2006 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2007 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2008 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2009 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2010 2,360
CARRIAGE CAMEO 2011 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2001 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2002 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2003 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2004 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2005 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2006 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2007 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2008 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2009 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2010 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2011 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 1997 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 1998 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 1999 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2002 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2003 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2004 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2005 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2006 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2007 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2008 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE LS 2001 2,360
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE LS 2002 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 1997 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 1998 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 1999 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2002 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2003 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2004 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2006 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2007 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2008 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2009 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2010 2,360
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2011 2,360

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V626000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.