| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91E021000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HYDRO FLAME |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
HYDRO FLAME |
| Model Year: |
1981 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG FURNACE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HYDRO FLAME CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19780101 - 19850301 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1598 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910802 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910802 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HYDRO FLAME CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19910528 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19910620 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL RETROFIT KIT TO REPLACE THE ITT VALVE WITH A WHITE ROGER GAS CONTROL VALVE. |
