King Of The Road recall: Equipment
What is wrong
King of the road is recalling certain recreational vehicles manufactured from november 1, 2004, through june 30, 2006, and 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.
What could happen
This could result in a fire.
The fix
King of the road is working with dimplex and will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 1, 2011. Owners may contact king of the road at 1-800-400-9840 or dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.
Vehicles covered
- King Of The Road Crown 2005
- King Of The Road Genesis 2006
- King Of The Road Royal Villa 2005–2007
- King Of The Road Royalite 2005
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V557000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Chief Industries
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 8, 2010
- Owners notified
- Feb 1, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 12
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Nov 1, 2004 to Jun 30, 2006
- Part
- Equipment
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 http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- King Of The Road recall: Equipment Feb 2, 2011
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.