- Vehicles
- 1,598
- Built between
- Jan 1978 – Mar 1985
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 2 August 1991
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1978 and March 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978-1985 Hydro Flame Hydro FlameBuilt January 1978 to March 1985
What the defect is
Contaminants could block the internal orifices in the itt valves, causing the gas control valve to fail in open position; this would allow unburned gas to reach vehicle's living quarters.
What could happen
Hazards of liquid propane gas in the living quarters of arecreational vehicle include risk of explosion and fire when exposed to a sourceof ignition, and respiratory distress from the gas itself.
What gets fixed
INSTALL RETROFIT KIT TO REPLACE THE ITT VALVE WITH A WHITE ROGER GAS CONTROL VALVE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1978 to March 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 May 1991
- Owners notified2 August 1991
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 28 May 1991.
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
- HYDRO FLAME CORP.
- 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
System: gas control valve on a liquid propane gas furnace.vehicle description: hydro flame furnaces manufactured with RV28SBR59 ANDRV28SBR68 itt gas control valves.note: hydro flame has one 800 telephone line for vehicle owners to call. Thisnumber is 1-800-748-4454.
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.