NHTSA campaign 10V557000
King Of The Road Recall 10V-557: PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR FIREPLACE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 10V557000 was reported by CHIEF INDUSTRIES on November 8, 2010, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the King Of The Road Royal Villa, King Of The Road Crown, King Of The Road Genesis and more for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on February 1, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 10V557000 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
- 10V557000 (also written 10V-557 or 10V557)
- Filed by
- CHIEF INDUSTRIES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ10-006 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V557000. 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.
King Of The Road
King Of The Road Crown
- 2005 · Vehicles built November 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
King Of The Road Genesis
- 2006 · Vehicles built November 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
King Of The Road Royalite
- 2005 · Vehicles built November 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
King Of The Road Royal Villa
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V557000.
Defect description
KING OF THE ROAD IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2004, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2006, AND EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
KING OF THE ROAD IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KING OF THE ROAD AT 1-800-400-9840 OR DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V557000
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.