Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V835000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater

Trail Boss Conversions, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-12-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V835000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater
Manufacturer
Trail Boss Conversions, Inc.
Vehicles affected
1
Reported to NHTSA
2015-12-11
Owners notified
2016-02-15

Defect description

Trail Boss Conversions, Inc. (Trail Boss) is recalling one model year 2013 Bloomer Horse Trailer manufactured October 1, 2013, to November 29, 2013, and equipped with an Atwood on-demand water heaters. The affected water heater has a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.

Safety risk

The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Trail Boss will notify the owner and an Atwood dealer will install a remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 15, 2016. Owners may contact Trail Boss customer service at 1-816-690-7133, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131.

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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
BLOOMER Horse Trailer2013

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.