NHTSA campaign 05V136000

Lance Recall 05V-136: SAMSUNG MICROWAVE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 05V136000 was reported by LANCE CAMPER MFG. CORP. on April 7, 2005, with 3,303 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lance Camper for model years 2003–2004.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V136000 (also written 05V-136 or 05V136)
Filed by: LANCE CAMPER MFG. CORP.
Report received: April 7, 2005
Potentially affected: 3,303 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V136000. 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.

Lance

Lance Camper
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 9, 2002 – July 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V136000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CAMPERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, MODELS MR5491G, MR5492W, MR5493G, MR5494W, MR7491G, MR7492W, MR7493G, MR6698WB, MR6699GB, MR6699SB, MR1031WB, MR1032BB, MR1033SB, MR1351WB, AND MR1352BB, THE MICROWAVES WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

Safety consequence

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAMSUNG AT 1-800-932-3837 OR LANCE AT 661-949-3322.

Notes

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 05V136000

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.