Lpg systems: water heaterRecall 15V-819 · Tiny Idahomes vehicles
Tiny Idahomes LLC recall 15V-819 covers 13 Tiny Idahomes vehicles for a lpg systems: water heater problem, reported to NHTSA on December 7, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q2) shows 23% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V819000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Tiny Idahomes LLC (Tiny Idahomes) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Clear Creek and Cascade vehicles manufactured May 1, 2014, to December 1, 2015, and 2015-2016 Carpathian vehicles manufactured May 1, 2015, to December 1, 2015, and equipped with certain Atwood on demand water heaters. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
The risk
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Tiny Idahomes will notify owners and Atwood dealers will remedy the hot water heater issue, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2016. Owners may contact Tiny Idahomes customer service at 1-208-468-0576, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
23%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 1 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from May 1, 2014 to December 1, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.