NHTSA campaign 13V369000
DRV Recall 13V-369: Unexpected Unfurling of the Awning
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V369000 was reported by DRV Suites on August 16, 2013, with 129 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the DRV Elite Suite, DRV Mobile Suite, DRV Mobile Suite Select and more for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on October 15, 2013, 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 13V369000 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
- 13V369000 (also written 13V-369 or 13V369)
- Filed by
- DRV Suites
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 129 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V369000. 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
- 2014 · Vehicles built December 10, 2012 – July 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
DRV Mobile Suite
- 2014 · Vehicles built December 10, 2012 – July 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
DRV Mobile Suite Select
- 2014 · Vehicles built December 10, 2012 – July 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
DRV Tradition
- 2014 · Vehicles built December 10, 2012 – July 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V369000.
Defect description
DRV is recalling certain model year 2014 Tradition, Mobile Suite, Mobile Suite Select, and Elite Suite recreational vehicles and travel trailers manufactured December 10, 2012, through July 30, 2013. Due to a design change in the Dometic-brand power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.
Safety consequence
If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DRV will notify owners, and Dometic staff will replace the affected motor with one of a different design. The recall began on October 15, 2013. Owners may contact DRV at 1-260-562-1075 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V369000
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.