Outfitter Manufacturing recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Outfitter Manufacturing (Outfitter) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Caribou Lite 6.5, Caribou Lite 8, Caribou 6.5, Apex 8, 2021 Apex 8 LB, and 2022 Caribou Lite 8.5 truck campers, equipped with certain SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops. The internal aluminum burner tubes that connect to the gas valves may fracture and cause a gas leak.
What could happen
A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
Dealers will install a regulator support bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2023. Owners may contact Outfitter Customer Service at 1-970-535-9421. Owners may also contact Suburban Customer Service at 1-423-775-2131, Ext 7101.
Vehicles covered
- Outfitter Manufacturing Apex 8 2021–2022
- Outfitter Manufacturing Caribou 6.5 2021–2022
- Outfitter Manufacturing Caribou Lite 6.5 2021–2022
- Outfitter Manufacturing Caribou Lite 8 2021–2022
- Outfitter Manufacturing Caribou Lite 8.5 2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23E062000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Outfitter Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 21, 2023
- Owners notified
- Feb 6, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 78
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment › Appliance › Oven/stove/cooktop
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.nhtsa.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.