OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

10E032000

Equipment

Reported Aug 6, 2010 · SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.

Summary

XANTREX TECHNOLOGY HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN FREEDOM SW 3000 ELECTRIC INVERTERS/CHARGES SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND ALSO INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN SOME RECREATIONAL VEHICLES CONTAIN A SAFETY DEFECT. DUE TO POOR SOLDERING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO INADEQUATELY TORQUED BUS BARS IN THE PRODUCT, MELTED SOLDER CAN RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT FAILURE.

Consequence

A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN RESULT IN THE UNIT OVERHEATING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy

XANTREX WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE THE UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT XANTREX AT 1-800-670-0707.

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> .

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Vehicle entries in this campaign

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