NHTSA campaign 15V801000
Somerset Recall 15V-801: Water Heater May Scald Operator
NHTSA recall 15V801000 was reported by Columbia Northwest, Inc. on November 25, 2015, with 46 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Somerset E1 and Somerset Santa FE for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on January 15, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V801000 (also written 15V-801 or 15V801)
- Filed by
- Columbia Northwest, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 15E-087
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 46 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Water Heater
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V801000. 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.
Somerset
Somerset E1
Somerset Santa FE
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V801000.
Defect description
Columbia Northwest, Inc. (Columbia) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Somerset E1 and Santa Fe recreational trailers manufactured November 1, 2012, to January 31, 2013, and equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters. The water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
Safety consequence
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Columbia customer service at 1-724-423-7440, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Columbia's number for this recall is 15E-087.
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 15V801000
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.