- Vehicles
- 491
- Built between
- Nov 2009 – Jul 2010
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 August 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2009 and July 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Suburban SRSA3LBBEBuilt November 2009 to July 2010
- Suburban SRSA3LBGEBuilt November 2009 to July 2010
- Suburban SRSA3LBSEBuilt November 2009 to July 2010
- Suburban SRSA3LPSSBuilt November 2009 to July 2010
- Suburban SRSA3SBBEBuilt November 2009 to July 2010
- Suburban SRSA3SPSSBuilt November 2009 to July 2010
What the defect is
Suburan is recalling certain gas cook stoves with sealed burners and oven manufactured from november 2, 2009 through july 31, 2010, sold as aftermarket equipment and sold as originally installed equipment on various recreational vehicles. The units involved use an aluminum tube to carry lp gas from the over control valve to the gas orifice which supplies gas to the burner. The tube may break resulting in a gas leak.
What could happen
A gas leak occurring in the area of the oven pilot can cause a flash when the gas ignites, and would cause a fire if the oven valve is not properly turned off.
What gets fixed
SUBURBAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD WHO PURCHASED THE EQUIPMENT AS AFTERMARKET AND WILL REPAIR THE UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. SUBURBAN WILL NOTIFY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURES ON WHOSE VEHICLES THE EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND COORDINATE WITH THOSE MANUFACTURERS TO HAVE THEIR OWNERS NOTIFIED AND THE FREE REMEDY PROVIDED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2009 to July 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 August 2010
- Owners notified25 August 2010
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 10 August 2010.
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 may contact suburban at 1-423-775-2131.
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
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.