9999 CAREFREE AWNING Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 96E003000 on 02/27/1996
- Component:
- Unknown or other
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1992 - 03/31/1995
- Affected:
- 2,808
- Defect:
- The awning for the slide-out room of recreational vehicles can unfurl or unroll during transit causing the bracket to rip free of the sidewall of the vehicle.
- Consequence:
- The awning could break loose while the vehicle is in motion resulting in a vehicle accident and personal injury.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install arm locks, anti-billow studs and brackets as well as wind deflectors on these awnings.
- Notes:
- System: equipment; other pieces. equipment description: awning used on slide-out rooms on recreational vehicles. see also campaign no. 96v036, winnebago. note: 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 carefree at 1-800-621-2617. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 14E065000 on 11/12/2014
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 08/06/2014 - 10/02/2014
- Affected:
- 759
- Defect:
- Carefree of colorado (carefree) is recalling certain latitude awnings, styles gx and gw, manufactured august 7, 2014, to october 3, 2014. the mounting brackets of the affected awnings may crack, and the awnings may fall.
- Consequence:
- If an awning falls, there is an increased risk of injury to anyone under the awning.
- Correction:
- Carefree has notified owners, and dealers will replace the mounting brackets, free of charge. the recall began on november 18, 2014. owners may contact carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 14E078000 on 11/16/2014
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 04/09/2014 - 11/03/2014
- Affected:
- 1,146
- Defect:
- Carefree of colorado (carefree) is recalling certain latitude awnings styles gx and g manufactured april 10, 2014, to november 4, 2014. the awnings were supplied to various vehicle manufacturers as original equipment for use in manufacturing new motorhomes. the affected awnings may have screws that attach the lateral arm brackets to the mounting brackets that were not manufactured to specification.
- Consequence:
- The screws could fail, causing the supporting bracket to fail, and the awning to fall and potentially strike and injure a person beneath it.
- Correction:
- Owners will be notified by their vehicle manufacturer with instructions on how to obtain the free remedy. owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer for more information or they may contact carefree customer service at 1-800-621-2617.
- 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.
9999 CAREFREE AWNING TSB
- Bulletin:
- TSB-U8U6U-02
- Component:
- 356000 equipment adaptive
- Summary:
- Carefree of colorado has determined that a potential problem with the operation of the alpine xl cradle on covers longer than 215" may exsist in rv's with carefee of colorado alpine xl slideout covers that were manufactured between march 17
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