NHTSA campaign 04V035000

WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC. Recall 04V-035: WESTERN RV/GROUND FUSE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V035000 was reported by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC. on January 28, 2004, with 963 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Alpine, Western Alpine and Western Alpine Coach for model years 1998–2003.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V035000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V035000 (also written 04V-035 or 04V035)
Filed by: WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.
Report received: January 28, 2004
Potentially affected: 963 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V035000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Spartan

Spartan Alpine
- 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 19, 1997 – January 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Spartan recalls

Western

Western Alpine
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built August 19, 1997 – January 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Western Alpine Coach
- 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built August 19, 1997 – January 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Western recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V035000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, AN INCORRECT 250-AMP GROUND FUSE WAS USED TO PROTECT BATTERY GROUND. THE CORRECT FUSE WAS RATED FOR 300 AMPS.

Safety consequence

THE INCORRECT FUSE COULD CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING OR INOPERABLE LIGHTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE 250-AMP GROUND FUSE WITH A 350-AMP CONNECTOR. 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 WESTERN RV AT 509-457-4133.

Notes

CUSTOMER'S CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V035000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.