Suburban Srsa3lggs
Model Srsa3lggs made by Suburban got 1 investigation as well as 1 recall. The car had one investigation (equipment). There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 9999
Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
07E050000 | SUBURBAN MANUFACTURING CO | from 08/22/2006 to 11/22/2006 | E (Equipment) | 232 | 09/06/2007 | MFR | SUBURBAN MANUFACTURING CO | 07/17/2007 | 07/17/2007 | |||||||
Defect Summary | Certain suburban glass top, sealed burner ranges and cook tops with serial numbers included in a range beginning with 063413053 and ending with 064704399, manufactured between august 22 and november 22, 2006, p/nos. 2950a, 2951a, 2952a, and 2953a. these ranges were installed as original equipment on certain recreational vehicles as well as sold as aftermarket equipment. a threaded connector on the tube between the burner valve and the burner may not have been fully tightened during the manufacturing process. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | If the threaded connector is not properly tightened, it is possible for the gas to leak from the connection when the burner is turned on. lp gas is heavier than air and any leaked gas could accumulate in an enclosed or low area in your recreation vehicle. a sufficient quantity of accumulated gas, if ignited, could cause a fire or explosion. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Each rv manufacturer will notify its owners and provide a remedy free of charge. suburban will notify the owners of the aftermarket equipment and provide a free remedy. the recall began on september 6, 2007. owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer or suburban at 423-775-2131. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
Investigations
NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||
EQ09001 | SUBURBAN MANUFACTURING CO | 01/28/2009 | 04/23/2009 | SUBURBAN GLASS TOP COOKTOPS | 09V135000 | |
On july 13, 2007, suburban manufacturing company (suburban) notified nhtsa that certain glass top sealed burner ranges and cook tops contain a burner tube connector that may have not been fully tightened.should a burner tube release a concentrated amount of natural gas and an ignition source is present, a fire may occur.suburban stated these units were produced between august 22, 2006 and november 22, 2006. on january 29, 2009 rmd mailed the 8 remaining vehicle manufacturers to ask how this equipment was sold.gulf stream coach filed a defect report (09v-135) for their units that were used in new motor vehicles.4 companies responded that their units were either for personal vehicles or never installed into new motor vehicles.a company listed as smc sls sample comprised of 7 sample units only.a total of 3 companies (representing a total of 5 recalled cooktops) were unreachable and could not be contacted by phone or email either. eq responses can be found below or in the document repository.this eq is closed. |