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NHTSA Campaign 11V022000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by KZRV, L.P. · Reported Jan 24, 2011 · 1,798 vehicles affected

What's wrong

KZRV IS RECALLING CERTAIN TOWABLE TRAVEL 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

KZRV 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 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
K-Z SPORTSMEN 2004 1,798
K-Z SPORTSMEN SPORTSTER 2004 1,798
KZRV DURANGO 2004 1,798
KZRV DURANGO 2005 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2005 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2006 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2007 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2008 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2009 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2010 1,798
KZRV ESCALADE 2011 1,798
KZRV INFERNO 2008 1,798
KZRV INFERNO SST 2010 1,798
KZRV MONTEGO BAY 2006 1,798
KZRV MONTEGO BAY SPORTSTER 2006 1,798
KZRV NEW VISION 2002 1,798
KZRV NEW VISION 2003 1,798
KZRV NEW VISION 2004 1,798
KZRV SPORTSMEN LODGE 2003 1,798
KZRV SPORTSTER 2005 1,798
KZRV SPORTSTER 2008 1,798
KZRV SPORTSTER 2009 1,798
KZRV SPORTSTER 2010 1,798

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V022000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.