NHTSA campaign 99V306004
Western Recall 99V306004: WESTERN RV/ATWOOD MOBILE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V306004 was reported by WESTERN RV, INC. on February 9, 2000, with 92 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Alpenlite and Western Alpine for the 1999 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V306004
- Filed by
- WESTERN RV, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 92 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Unknown or Other
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V306004. 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.
Western
Western Alpenlite
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – April 12, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Western Alpine
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 22, 1999 – April 29, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V306004.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS. SOME OF THESE ALARMS MAY HAVE BECOME CONTAMINATED DURING SHIPPING WHICH WILL DIMINISH THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ALARM TO DETECT CARBON MONOXIDE.
Safety consequence
PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT THE ALARM DOES NOT WORK AND ALERT THE OCCUPANTS TO THE PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE.
Manufacturer remedy
ATWOOD WILL EXCHANGE THESE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER.
Notes
ATWOOD IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS RECALL. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ATWOOD AT 1-800-780-6685 OR WESTERN RECREATIONAL AT 1-509-457-4133.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V306004
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.