Carriage Recall 11V439000: Equipment, Recreational Vehicle/trailer

NHTSA recall 11V439000 · announced August 26, 2011 · filed by Carriage, Inc · 596 units affected

The problem

CARRIAGE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 CAMEO, CARRI-LITE, MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 ROYALS, AND MODEL YEAR 2009 DOMANI 5TH WHEEL TRAILERS WITH GENERATOR TRANSFER SWITCHES. THE GENERATOR TRANSFER SWITCH MAY NOT BE MANUFACTURED OR INSTALLED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION CAUSING A POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP INSIDE THE SWITCH.

The risk

THE ELEVATED ELECTRICAL LOADS MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE LUGS AND DEGRADING OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. IF ENOUGH HEAT BUILDS UP INSIDE THE SWITCH, THE SWITCH COULD MELT AND CATCH FIRE.

What to do

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE GENERATOR TRANSFER SWITCHES AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIAGE AT 1-574-642-3622.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

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> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2009 Carriage Cameo
• 2010 Carriage Cameo
• 2011 Carriage Cameo
• 2009 Carriage Carri-lite
• 2010 Carriage Carri-lite
• 2011 Carriage Carri-lite
• 2009 Carriage Domani
• 2010 Carriage Royals
• 2011 Carriage Royals

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.