Overland recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Techworks is recalling one model year 2000 overland ospry recreational vehicle 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.
What could happen
An insufficient response time can result in power not being shut-off in sufficient time to prevent a fire, which has the potential to ignite resulting in personal injury and/or vehicle and property damage.
The fix
Techworks is working with norcold to get the units repaired free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049. The safety recall is expected to begin during october 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
Vehicles covered
- Overland Ospry 2000
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V484000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Techworks Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 28, 2011
- Owners notified
- Sep 28, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- –
- 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 .
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.