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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V653000: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported to NHTSA Dec 20, 2010

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
271
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
14
Models covered
4
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Dec 20, 2010

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2011 EXCEL FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, MODELS LIMITED, CLASSIC, WINSLOW, AND WILD CARGO, EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.

The risk

AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

The remedy

PETERSON IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539 PETERSON AT 1-785-282-6825.

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> .

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
10V653000
Units potentially affected
271
Report received
Dec 20, 2010
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

14 model years across 4 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.