NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V626000

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/trailer — Carriage · reported 17 Dec 2010 · 2,360 vehicles potentially 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.

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

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.

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
10V626000
Filed by
Carriage, Inc
Report received
17 Dec 2010
Owners notified
9 Mar 2011
Potentially affected
2,360

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.

2006 Carriage C-force 2007 Carriage C-force 2008 Carriage C-force 2005 Carriage Cameo 2006 Carriage Cameo 2007 Carriage Cameo 2008 Carriage Cameo 2009 Carriage Cameo 2010 Carriage Cameo 2011 Carriage Cameo 2001 Carriage Carri-lite 2002 Carriage Carri-lite 2003 Carriage Carri-lite 2004 Carriage Carri-lite 2005 Carriage Carri-lite 2006 Carriage Carri-lite 2007 Carriage Carri-lite 2008 Carriage Carri-lite 2009 Carriage Carri-lite 2010 Carriage Carri-lite 2011 Carriage Carri-lite 1997 Carriage Carriage 1998 Carriage Carriage 1999 Carriage Carriage 2002 Carriage Carriage 2003 Carriage Carriage 2004 Carriage Carriage 2005 Carriage Carriage 2006 Carriage Carriage 2007 Carriage Carriage 2008 Carriage Carriage 2001 Carriage Carriage Ls 2002 Carriage Carriage Ls 1997 Carriage Royals 1998 Carriage Royals 1999 Carriage Royals 2002 Carriage Royals 2003 Carriage Royals 2004 Carriage Royals 2006 Carriage Royals 2007 Carriage Royals 2008 Carriage Royals 2009 Carriage Royals 2010 Carriage Royals 2011 Carriage Royals

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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