Trails West recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, Inc. (Trails West) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 RPM bumper pull recreational trailers manufactured October 2009 through January 2014 and equipped with a Suburban-brand SF-30 FQ furnace. In the affected vehicles, the plastic furnace intake fan may melt which can cause the furnace to overheat causing other plastic pieces to melt from the lack of air flow.
What could happen
The melting and overheating could result in a trailer fire.
The fix
Trails West Manufacturing will send to owners repair kits, with detailed inspection instructions, if damage to the intake fan is detected, the owners can take their trailer to an authorized repair facility for replacement of the furnace, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2014. Owners may contact Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, Inc. at 1-208-852-2200.
Vehicles covered
- Trails West Rpm 2010–2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V021000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 27, 2014
- Owners notified
- May 12, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 247
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 1, 2009 to Jan 23, 2014
- Part
- Equipment
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.