Triple E Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Triple E is recalling about 18 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An overloaded wire increases the risk of a fire.

Campaign
16V897000
Manufacturer
Triple E Recreational Vehicles
Reported
14 December 2016
Vehicles
18
Built between
Jun 2016 – Nov 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 January 2017
Repaired
44%
Unrepaired
10

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2016 and November 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Triple E SerenityBuilt June 2016 to November 2016

Repair progress

10 of 18 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.

44% repaired — 8 of 18 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

Triple E Recreational Vehicles (Triple E) is recalling certain model year 2017 Serenity S24CB recreational vehicles manufactured June 1, 2016 through November 23, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the circuit wire leading from the coach's power system to the battery is incorrectly connected to a 150 amp fuse, however, the wire is only rated for a maximum load of 120 amps.

What could happen

An overloaded wire increases the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Triple E will notify owners, and dealers will correct the wires at the fuse holder, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2016 to November 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 December 2016
  3. Owners notified5 January 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 44% 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 14 December 2016.

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 Triple E customer service at 1-877-992-9906. Triple E's number for this recall is CA #8495-1.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
CA #8495-1
Recalling manufacturer
Triple E Recreational Vehicles
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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