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OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

10V563000

Equipment:recreational Vehicle/trailer

Reported Nov 16, 2010 · THOR MOTOR COACH

Summary

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

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.

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> .

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2011 Four Winds Serrano2010 Four Winds Serrano2009 Damon Astoria Pacific2009 Damon Tuscany2009 Four Winds Mandalay2009 Four Winds Serrano2008 Four Winds Presidio2008 Damon Tuscany2008 Four Winds Mandalay2008 Damon Essence2008 Damon Astoria Pacific2007 Four Winds Valencia2007 Damon Astoria Pacific2007 Four Winds Mandalay2007 Four Winds Presidio2007 Four Winds Windsport2007 Damon Tuscany2006 Damon Astoria Pacific2006 Four Winds Mandalay2006 Four Winds Presidio2006 Four Winds Valencia2006 Four Winds Windsport2006 Damon Tuscany2005 Four Winds Presidio2005 Four Winds Mandalay2005 Damon Astoria Pacific2005 Damon Tuscany2004 Four Winds Mandalay2004 Four Winds Presidio

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗