Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho: Equipment
Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 27, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 247. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, Inc. (Trails West) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 RPM bumper pull recreational trailers manufactured October 2009 through January 2014 and equipped with a Suburban-brand SF-30 FQ furnace. In the affected vehicles, the plastic furnace intake fan may melt which can cause the furnace to overheat causing other plastic pieces to melt from the lack of air flow.
The risk
The melting and overheating could result in a trailer fire.
The remedy
Trails West Manufacturing will send to owners repair kits, with detailed inspection instructions, if damage to the intake fan is detected, the owners can take their trailer to an authorized repair facility for replacement of the furnace, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2014. Owners may contact Trails West Manufacturing of Idaho, Inc. at 1-208-852-2200.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Trails West RPM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Trails West RPM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Trails West RPM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Trails West RPM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Trails West RPM | 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 14V021000.
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