ADAM Equipment

Adam is recalling about 4 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Campaign
13V368000
Manufacturer
LSR Conversions
Reported
20 August 2013
Vehicles
4
Built between
Mar 2013 – Apr 2013
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
14 August 2013
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and April 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013 ADAM Horse TrailerBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
  • 2013 Elite Horse TrailerBuilt March 2013 to March 2013
  • 2013 Kiefer Horse TrailerBuilt March 2013 to March 2013
  • 2013 Platinum Horse TrailerBuilt April 2013 to April 2013

What the defect is

LSR Conversions is recalling one model year 2013 Elite, one model year 2013 Kiefer, one model year 2013 Platinum and one model year 2013 Adam horse trailer. Due to a design change in the Dometic-brand power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.

What could happen

If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

LSR Conversions has contacted all affected owners and LSR dealers installed new motors of a different design, free of charge.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to April 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 August 2013
  3. Owners notified14 August 2013

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 20 August 2013.

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 LSR at 1-574-206-9610 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
LSR Conversions
Recall initiated by
ODI

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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

Same component

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