NHTSA recall 05V231000
Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems › Water heater
American Carriage H3-45 and 2 more
Reported May 20, 20057 vehicles affectedAMERICAN CARRIAGE INC.
The defect
On certain buses built on prevost chassis and equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
The risk
The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
The remedy
Vehicle systems IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or american carriage at 1-800-631-0951.