1993 NEWELL MOTOR HOME Recall

Campaign:

98V167007 on 01/10/1999

Component:

Equipment:recreational vehicle:lpg furnace

Affected:

119

Defect:

Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel).

Consequence:

If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result.

Correction:

Vehicle systems inc. will conduct the owner notification for this campaign. dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers.

Notes:

Owner notification began july 30, 1998. owners who take their motor homes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact newell at 1-888-363-9355 or vsi at 1-800-685-4289.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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