Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2001 Alfa Travel Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V481000
Filed Nov 19, 200313 vehiclesAlfa Leisure,inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MODEL 235, 241, 253, 255, AND 266 MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

Risk. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Remedy. SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. 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 SAMSUNG AT 800-932-3837 OR ALFA LEISURE AT 1-909-628-5574.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Wheels
Filed May 2, 2002FL

CONSUMER STATES ON GOING PROBLEM WITH WHEELS(16X7JJ DOT# INTERO1C312000) CRACKING, THREE WHEELS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20031000Routine
2001 — this page1100Routine
20001100Routine
19995000Routine
19985000Routine
19972010Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 19, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.