NHTSA campaign 11V236000
DRV Recall 11V-236: DIMMER SWITCH/ITC
NHTSA recall 11V236000 was reported by DRV SUITES on April 14, 2011, with 92 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the DRV Elite Suite, DRV Mobile and DRV Select for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on May 3, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V236000 (also written 11V-236 or 11V236)
- Filed by
- DRV SUITES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 92 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Headlights — High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V236000. 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.
DRV
DRV Elite Suite
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 1, 2010 – January 20, 2011 (per NHTSA)
DRV Mobile
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 1, 2010 – January 20, 2011 (per NHTSA)
DRV Select
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 1, 2010 – January 20, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V236000.
Defect description
DRV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SELECT, MOBILE AND ELITE SUITE 5TH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ITC 2 WIRE DIMMER SWITCHES. THE DIMMER CIRCUIT BOARD OVERHEATS DURING USE CAUSING THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND DIMMER HOUSING TO MELT AND DEFORM. AS THE DIMMER SWITCH FAILS, THE LIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERABLE OR NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND THERE MAY BE A NOTICEABLE SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL.
Safety consequence
THE FAILURE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO STOP DIMMING AND/OR WORKING. AN OVERHEATED SWITCH CAN ALSO LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DIMMER SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DRV AT 1-574-457-6472.
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 11V236000
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.