Showhauler Equipment: Water Heater

Showhauler is recalling about 1 vehicle over a problem with the equipment. 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.

Campaign
15V814000
Manufacturer
ShowHauler Trucks, Inc.
Reported
3 December 2015
Vehicles
1
Built between
Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 January 2016
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2012 and December 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013 Showhauler MotorhomeBuilt January 2012 to December 2013

What the defect is

ShowHauler Trucks, Inc. is recalling one 2013 ShowHauler 20'6" msl recreational vehicle equipped with an Atwood on demand water heater (ODWH) model OD45, OD50, or OD50CW. The affected water heater has 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

Showhauler will notify the owner and Atwood will provide a remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2012 to December 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 December 2015
  3. Owners notified21 January 2016

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 3 December 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 Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131 and/or ShowHauler customer service 1-574-825-6764.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
NR
Recalling manufacturer
ShowHauler Trucks, Inc.
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.

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