- Vehicles
- 232
- Built between
- Aug 2006 – Nov 2006
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 September 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2006 and November 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Suburban SCS3GSBuilt August 2006 to November 2006
- Suburban SCS3GSVBuilt August 2006 to November 2006
- Suburban SRSA3LGGSBuilt August 2006 to November 2006
- Suburban SRSA3LGGSVBuilt August 2006 to November 2006
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2006 to November 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 July 2007
- Owners notified6 September 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 July 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer or suburban at 423-775-2131.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SUBURBAN MANUFACTURING CO
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.