NHTSA campaign 18V712000
Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. Recall 18V-712: Generator may Overcharge Batteries
NHTSA recall 18V712000 was reported by Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. on October 11, 2018, with 172 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Carado Axion, Carado Banff, Hymer Aktiv and more for model years 2018–2019. Owners were notified on October 24, 2018, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V712000 (also written 18V-712 or 18V712)
- Filed by
- Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 172 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V712000. 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.
Carado
Carado Axion
Carado Banff
Hymer
Hymer Aktiv
Hymer AKTIV 2.0
Roadtrek
Roadtrek Simplicity
Roadtrek Simplicity SRT
Roadtrek Zion
Roadtrek Zion SRT
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V712000.
Defect description
Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. (Erwin Hymer) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Hymer Aktiv and Aktiv 2.0, Carado Axion and Banff and Roadtrek Simplicity, Simplicity SRT, Zion and Zion SRT motorhomes. The undermount generator may overcharge the auxiliary batteries, damaging them.
Safety consequence
If the supplied sealed batteries are replaced with batteries that are not sealed, overcharging the batteries may result in an acid spill, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Erwin Hymer has notified owners, and dealers will install a new internal voltage regulator into the generator, free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2018. Owners may contact Erwin Hymer customer service at 1-800-663-0066.
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 18V712000
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.