Wedgewood Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Wedgewood is recalling about 46,000 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The improperly assembled fasteners could become unseatedfrom the valve body resulting in a gas leak and an eventual risk of fire.

Campaign
92E001000
Manufacturer
ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS
Reported
13 January 1992
Vehicles
46,000
Built between
Jan 1991 – Sep 1991
Models
3
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 December 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1991 and September 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Wedgewood Designer RangeBuilt January 1991 to September 1991
  • Wedgewood Medallion RangeBuilt January 1991 to September 1991
  • Wedgewood Slide-IN CooktopBuilt January 1991 to September 1991

What the defect is

The robertshaw burner control valves were not assembled with fasteners set to the proper torque specification.

What could happen

The improperly assembled fasteners could become unseatedfrom the valve body resulting in a gas leak and an eventual risk of fire.

What gets fixed

RETROFIT CONTROL VALVES WITH PROPERLY TORQUED FASTENERS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1991 to September 1991
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 January 1992
  3. Owners notified13 December 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 13 January 1992.

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
ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS
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

System: equipment; surface burner control valves.equipment description: robertshaw burner control valves installed in wedgewoodrange-ovens or slide-ins manufactured between january 1, 1991 andseptember 15, 1991, and whose model number begins with "c" or "r".

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.

Same component

Same brand