NHTSA recall campaign

10V584000

ManufacturerGULF STREAM COACH, INC.Reported2010-11-22Affected1,328 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

GULF STREAM IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS 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.

Risk

THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

GULF STREAM IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.

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Affected vehicles

92 entries

Gulf Stream
- Atrium2002 2003 2004 2005
- Aztec2010
- Canyon Trail2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010
- Friendship1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
- Independence2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
- Mako2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
- Prairie Schooner2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
- Scenic Cruiser1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
- SUN Voyager2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
- Tourmaster2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008
- Tourmaster Elite2000 2001
- Yellowstone2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010