NHTSA vehicle safety data
2002 Carriage Royals Recalls & Complaints
The 2002 Carriage Royals has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 24, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2002 Carriage Royals. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Carriage dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2002 Carriage Royals. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
REFRIGERATORS/POSSIBLE FIRE/NORCOLD
NHTSA #10V626000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice
Reported December 17, 2010 · CARRIAGE, INC
Potentially affected: 2,360 vehicles
Owners notified March 9, 2011
Defect description
CARRIAGE IS RECALLING CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
Safety consequence
THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
CARRIAGE IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
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