2006 Peterson Excel Limited Edition

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires › Tread/Belt	1		0	0	0
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer10V612000

Filed Dec 8, 2010110 vehiclesPeterson Industries, Inc.

Defect. PETERSON INDUSTRIES 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.

Risk. 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.

Remedy. PETERSON INDUSTRIES 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 JANUARY 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR PETERSON INDUSTRIES AT 1-785-282-6825.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic06V158000

Filed May 5, 20066 vehiclesPeterson Industries, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES, THE DISC BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS MAY STRIP. INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD BETWEEN CALIPER AND YOKE CAN CAUSE THE CALIPER TO DISASSEMBLE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE TRAILER'S BRAKING SYSTEM.

Risk. LOSS OF BRAKING CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEXTER HAS MODIFIED THE REMEDY FOR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 06E029). A NEW LARGER CALIPER MOUNTING NUT WILL BE INSTALLED. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164 OR PETERSON AT 1-800-368-3759.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires › Tread/Belt

Filed Dec 5, 2016CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PETERSON EXCEL LIMITED EDITION EQUIPPED WITH DYNAMIC TIRE TOWMAX SCRSC TIRES, SIZE: 235/80/R116. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, THE REAR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Structure › Body

Filed Jul 20, 2007NV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PETERSON EXCEL LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE AXLE SPRINGS AND SHACKLES WERE REPLACED, BUT THEY ARE STILL TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2008	0	2	Routine
2007	0	2	Routine
2006 — this page	2	2	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002	0	2	Routine
2001	0	2	Routine

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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: Dec 8, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.