Peterson Industries, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Peterson Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 20, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 271. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2011 EXCEL FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, MODELS LIMITED, CLASSIC, WINSLOW, AND WILD CARGO, EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.
The risk
AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
PETERSON IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539 PETERSON AT 1-785-282-6825.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Excel Limited | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Excel Wild Cargo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Excel Winslow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Excel Classic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Excel Wild Cargo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Excel Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 10V653000.
Full record for the 2011 Excel Limited → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →