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  NHTSA Recall 03V099000

NHTSA Campaign Id 03V099000; Date: Mar. 17, 2003

If the safety features do not shut down properly, the heating system can continue heating, possibly resulting in a fire.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2003 Ultimate Freedom

Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle

Manufactured by: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

Affected Units:: 81

icon3 Recall Summary:

On certain motorhomes equipped with International thermal research (itr)hurricane hot water heaters, the electronic control board may adversely affect safety features in some of the systems protecting against overheating and potential fire situation.

icon2 How to Fix:

The defective electronic control board will be replaced. In the meantime, customers should turn the system off using the master on/off switch located on the side of the electronic control box which is adjacent to the heater. Owners who take their motorhomes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact itr at 1-800-755-1272 or at winnebago at 1-641-585-3535.

icon4 Recall Notes:

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Also see:

All recalls of Ultimate vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.