NHTSA campaign 14V003000
Evergreen Recall 14V-003: Interior Side Door Lock May Become Inoperable
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V003000 was reported by EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC on January 17, 2014, with 399 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Evergreen Ascend, Evergreen Ever-Lite, Evergreen Ever-Lite Select and more for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on March 3, 2014, 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 14V003000 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
- 14V003000 (also written 14V-003 or 14V003)
- Filed by
- EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 399 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V003000. 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.
Evergreen
Evergreen Ascend
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 17, 2012 – October 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Evergreen Ever-Lite
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 17, 2012 – October 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Evergreen Ever-Lite Select
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 17, 2012 – October 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Evergreen I-Go
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 17, 2012 – October 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V003000.
Defect description
EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC (EverGreen) is recalling certain model year 2013 Ever-Lite, Ever-Lite Select, i-Go, and Ascend travel trailers manufactured February 17, 2012, through October 30, 2012 and equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. In the affected trailers, it may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.
Safety consequence
If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the travel trailer at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle without using the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
EverGreen will notify owners, and Fastec will coordinate the inspection and replacement of the cylinders, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on March 3, 2014. Owners may contact EverGreen at 1-574-825-4298 or Fastec at 1-800-837-2505.
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 14V003000
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.