Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V419000

Equipment

NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-09-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V419000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
562
Reported to NHTSA
2010-09-21
Owners notified
2011-01-28

Defect description

NU WA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000-2010 RECREATIONAL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.

Safety risk

AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

NU WA IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

32 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
CUSTOM CAMPERS LS2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
NU WA Champagne Edition2010 2009 2007 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
NU WA Discovery Series2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2000
NU WA Premier2006 2005 2004 2003 2000
NU WA Snowbird SE1022002 2001 2000
NU WA Snowvilla2004
NU WA Swnovilla2003

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.