NHTSA campaign 03V462000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Featherlite, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Featherlite, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 6, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 498. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS 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.

The 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.

The 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 FEATHERLITE AT 1-800-800-1230.

84 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2003 Featherlite 1530	0	1
2003 Featherlite 4920	0	1
2003 Featherlite 4927	0	1
2003 Featherlite 4940	0	1
2003 Featherlite 4961	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8500	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8541	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8542	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8545	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8547	1	1
2003 Featherlite 8581	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8582	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8583	0	1
2003 Featherlite 8587	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9600	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9645	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9683	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9684	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9810	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9981	0	1
2003 Featherlite 9987	0	1
2002 Featherlite 1530	0	1
2002 Featherlite 4920	0	1
2002 Featherlite 4927	0	1
2002 Featherlite 4940	0	1
2002 Featherlite 4961	1	1
2002 Featherlite 8500	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8541	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8542	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8545	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8547	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8581	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8582	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8583	0	1
2002 Featherlite 8587	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9600	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9645	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9683	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9684	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9810	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9981	0	1
2002 Featherlite 9987	0	1
2001 Featherlite 1530	0	1
2001 Featherlite 4920	0	1
2001 Featherlite 4927	0	1
2001 Featherlite 4940	0	1
2001 Featherlite 4961	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8500	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8541	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8542	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8545	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8547	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8581	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8582	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8583	0	1
2001 Featherlite 8587	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9600	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9645	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9683	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9684	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9810	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9981	0	1
2001 Featherlite 9987	0	1
2000 Featherlite 1530	0	1
2000 Featherlite 4920	0	1
2000 Featherlite 4927	0	1
2000 Featherlite 4940	0	1
2000 Featherlite 4961	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8500	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8541	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8542	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8545	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8547	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8581	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8582	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8583	0	1
2000 Featherlite 8587	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9600	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9645	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9683	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9684	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9810	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9981	0	1
2000 Featherlite 9987	0	1

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 03V462000.

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