- Vehicles
- 1,656
- Built between
- Jun 2013 – Aug 2015
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 January 2016
- Repaired
- 27%
- Unrepaired
- 1,211
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and August 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2015 Evergreen AmpedBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen BAY HillBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen ElementBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen Ever-LiteBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen I-GOBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen LifestyleBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen ReactorBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
- 2013-2015 Evergreen SUN ValleyBuilt June 2013 to August 2015
Repair progress
1,211 of 1,656 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
27% repaired — 445 of 1,656 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC (EverGreen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Bayhill, Lifestyle, Amped, I-Go, Sun Valley, Element, Reactor, and Ever-Lite recreational vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to August 31, 2015, equipped with Atwood on-demand water heaters. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
What could happen
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
EverGreen will notify owners, and dealers will install a hot water heater rework kit to remedy the safety risk, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2013 to August 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 November 2015
- Owners notified14 January 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 27% repaired
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 November 2015.
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 EverGreen customer service at 1-574-825-4298.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC
- 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 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.