Carado / Hymer / Roadtrek and more recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. (Erwin Hymer) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Roadtrek E-trek, CS Adventurous, RS Adventurous, SS Agile, Zion, Zion SRT, Simplicity, Simplicity SRT, Hymer Aktiv, Aktiv 2.0, Sonne, Carado Banff, Axion, and Sunlight Van One vehicles. These motorhomes are equipped with Kidde E10 or EH10 Fire Extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher.
What could happen
If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
The fix
Erwin Hymer will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 8, 2018. Owners may contact Erwin Hymer customer service at 1-844-413-8245, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. For additional guidance consumers can contact Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc., customer service line at 844-496-3735. Erwin Hymer's number for this recall is 17E062000.
Vehicles covered
- Carado Axion 2012–2018
- Carado Banff 2012–2018
- Hymer Aktiv 2012–2018
- Hymer Aktiv 2.0 2012–2018
- Hymer Sonne 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Cs Adventurous 2012–2018
- Roadtrek E-Trek 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Rs Adventurous 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Simplicity 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Simplicity Srt 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Ss Agile 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Zion 2012–2018
- Roadtrek Zion Srt 2012–2018
- Sunlight Van One 2012–2018
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V001000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 2, 2018
- Owners notified
- Jan 8, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,185
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 2, 2012 to Aug 15, 2017
- Part
- Equipment
- Maker's own recall number
- 17E062000
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Roadtrek recall: Equipment Feb 22, 2023
- Roadtrek recall: Seats Aug 29, 2022
- Roadtrek recall: Equipment Jul 8, 2022
- Roadtrek recall: Equipment May 27, 2022
- Roadtrek recall: Equipment Feb 7, 2022
- Roadtrek recall: Equipment Jun 25, 2021
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.