NHTSA campaign 05V009000 · Alfa campaign 05-01-05A
Alfa Recall 05V-009: REFRIGERATOR LPG LINES
NHTSA recall 05V009000 (Alfa campaign 05-01-05A) was reported by ALFA LEISURE,INC. on January 24, 2005, with 88 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Alfa Founder for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on January 10, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V009000 (also written 05V-009 or 05V009)
- Filed by
- ALFA LEISURE,INC.
- Alfa campaign number
- 05-01-05A
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 88 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Lines and Fittings
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V009000. 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.
Alfa
Alfa Founder
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 26, 2004 – November 14, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V009000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, A PLASTIC FITTING USED TO TEST THE REFRIGERATOR'S LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) SYSTEM WAS NOT REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A BRASS FITTING.
Safety consequence
OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC FITTING MAY NOT SEAL CORRECTLY, ALLOWING LPG TO LEAK. IF LEAKAGE OCCURS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PLASTIC FITTING WITH A BRASS FITTING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372.
Notes
ALFA LEISURE RECALL NO.05-01-05A.CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V009000
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.