- Vehicles
- 1,731
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 June 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Atwood 94180
- Atwood 94186
- Atwood 96110
- Atwood 96117
- Atwood 96202
What the defect is
Atwood is recalling 1,731 water heaters, models 96202, 96117, 96110, 94186, and 94180, manufactured between may 20 and june 9, 2008, installed as original equipment in various recreational vehicles and sold as aftermarket or replacement equipment. The water heaters were produced with gas vales that can leak internally.
What could happen
A gas leak in the gas valve could cause a fire in the presence of an ignition source. Additionally, if conditions were such that leaking propane could build, trapped in the enclosure or find its way into the cabin, any ignition source could cause an explosion.
What gets fixed
ATWOOD IS WORKING WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO NOTIFY OWNERS. THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE WATER HEATER OR IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THE WATER HEATER IS INSTALLED IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THE VALVE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL SUBMIT A DEFECT REPORT AND FILE A REMEDY PLAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2008. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 June 2008
- Owners notified6 June 2008
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 June 2008.
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
If you have purchased a water heater as replacement equipment, you should contact atwood at 1-574-266-4826.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS
- 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.