ShowHauler Trucks, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Water Heater
ShowHauler Trucks, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 3, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ShowHauler Trucks, Inc. is recalling one 2013 ShowHauler 20'6" msl recreational vehicle equipped with an Atwood on demand water heater (ODWH) model OD45, OD50, or OD50CW. The affected water heater has a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
The risk
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Showhauler will notify the owner and Atwood will provide a remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131 and/or ShowHauler customer service 1-574-825-6764.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Showhauler Motorhome | 0 | 3 | 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 15V814000.
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