NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V563000

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/trailer — Damon, Four Winds · reported 16 Nov 2010 · 3,488 vehicles potentially 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.

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

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.

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V563000
Filed by
Thor Motor Coach
Report received
16 Nov 2010
Owners notified
12 Jan 2011
Potentially affected
3,488

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2005 Damon Astoria Pacific 2006 Damon Astoria Pacific 2007 Damon Astoria Pacific 2008 Damon Astoria Pacific 2009 Damon Astoria Pacific 2008 Damon Essence 2005 Damon Tuscany 2006 Damon Tuscany 2007 Damon Tuscany 2008 Damon Tuscany 2009 Damon Tuscany 2004 Four Winds Mandalay 2005 Four Winds Mandalay 2006 Four Winds Mandalay 2007 Four Winds Mandalay 2008 Four Winds Mandalay 2009 Four Winds Mandalay 2004 Four Winds Presidio 2005 Four Winds Presidio 2006 Four Winds Presidio 2007 Four Winds Presidio 2008 Four Winds Presidio 2009 Four Winds Serrano 2010 Four Winds Serrano 2011 Four Winds Serrano 2006 Four Winds Valencia 2007 Four Winds Valencia 2006 Four Winds Windsport 2007 Four Winds Windsport

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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