Duotherm Equipment: Furnace

Duotherm is recalling about 43,643 vehicles over a problem with the equipment.

Campaign
84E014000
Manufacturer
DUO-THERM
Reported
2 May 1984
Vehicles
43,643
Built between
Jun 1983 – Mar 1984
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 May 1984
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1983 and March 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Duotherm DuothermBuilt June 1983 to March 1984

What the defect is

Gas control may fail to completely close resulting in gas flow through to the outside vent of the furnace.

What gets fixed

INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT WITH NEW GAS CONTROL VALVE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1983 to March 1984
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 1984
  3. Owners notified22 May 1984

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 2 May 1984.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
DUO-THERM
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

Vehicle category: recreational vehicles equipped with lp furnaces.system: heater, lp; duo therm RV ducted furnaces, series 900, models 212, 412,612A, 612B, and 812.CONSEQUENCES of defect: gas flowing through to outside vent may ignite and burnthe outside of the vehicle. Injury to vehicle occupants may result.

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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