Navistar Recalls 249 Recreational Vehicles Due to Electrical Fire Risk
Navistar is recalling 249 model year 2008-2011 recreational vehicles because an automatic transfer switch may overheat and cause a fire.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of property damage, personal injury, or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for significant injury/property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Beaver and model year 2009-2011 Monaco and Holiday Rambler recreational vehicles. These vehicles were manufactured between October 25, 2007, and August 26, 2010, and are equipped with Iota ITS-50R 50 amp automatic transfer switches.
The bus bar and/or electrical connections in the Iota ITS-50R transfer switch may be inadequate to handle the electrical load. This defect could lead to electrical overload, overheating, and a fire, which increases the risk of property damage, personal injury, or death.
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Iota ITS-50R transfer switch free of charge. The safety recall began on March 15, 2012. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- MONACO COACH, MONACO, BEAVER COACH KNIGHT, DIPLOMAT, CAYMAN, CAMELOT
- Brand
- MONACO COACH
- Manufacturer
- NAVISTAR, INC
- Category
- Vehicle — Recreational Vehicle
- Affected units
- 249
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (11)
- KNIGHT
- DIPLOMAT
- CAYMAN
- CAMELOT
- CONTESSA
- SCEPTER
- VESTA
- MONTEREY
- AMBASSADOR
- ENDEAVOR
- NEPTUNE
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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