9999 AQUA HOT 431 Recall

Campaign:

98E011000 on 04/27/1998

Component:

Equipment:recreational vehicle:lpg furnace

Manufactured:

04/30/1989 - 03/04/1997

Affected:

1,938

Defect:

Equipment description: heating systems used on motor homes. the fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the aqua-hot heating system enclosure as well as on the back side of the access doors for the electric heating element and thermostats can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel), increasing the risk of an electrical short.

Consequence:

This condition can result in a fire in the vehicle.

Correction:

Dealers will remove the insulation material from beneath the heating system as well as from behind the control thermostat and heating element access covers.

Notes:

Vsi began notifying owners on april 30, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact the motor home company or vehicle systems at 1-303-857-2901.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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