Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V615000

Equipment

UNIVERSAL TRAILERS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-12-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V615000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
UNIVERSAL TRAILERS, INC.
Vehicles affected
57
Reported to NHTSA
2010-12-09
Owners notified
2011-03-18

Defect description

SIERRA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 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

THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

SIERRA IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 16, 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

30 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE RIBBON Living Quarter2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
CHEROKEE Living Quarter2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
CIMARRON Living Quarter2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
ELITE Living Quarter2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
EXISS/SOONER Living Quarter2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
FEATHERLITE Living Quarter2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

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.