NHTSA campaign 08V005000
Western Recall 08V-005: RANGES/CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING/ATWOOD
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V005000 was reported by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC. on January 9, 2008, with 85 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Alpine for the 2007 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V005000 (also written 08V-005 or 08V005)
- Filed by
- WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 85 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V005000. 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.
Western
Western Alpine
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 19, 2006 – September 11, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V005000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH ATWOOD SEALED BURNER RANGES, THE RANGE AND SLIDE-IN BURNER TUBES LEADING FROM THE GAS MANIFOLD TO THE BURNER HEADS HAD A DEPRESSION OR "KINK" IN THE EXTERIOR BEND RESTRICTING PROPER AIRFLOW AND GAS MIXTURE.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Manufacturer remedy
WESTERN RV IS WORKING WITH ATWOOD TO HAVE THE TUBES REPLACED ON THESE RANGES (PLEASE SEE 07E030). THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ATWOOD AT 1-800-348-7418 OR WESTERN RV AT 1-509-457-4133.
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 08V005000
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.