Cooktop Gas Valves May Fracture Causing Gas Leak – 2020-2022 Off Grid Pando, 2020-2023 Expedition, & Switchback Travel Trailers

March 2, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V139000

Cooktop Gas Valves May Fracture Causing Gas Leak

A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V139

Manufacturer Off Grid Trailers

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 300

 

Summary

Off Grid Trailers (Off Grid) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pando, 2020-2023 Expedition, and Switchback travel trailers, equipped with certain SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops. The internal aluminum burner tubes that connect to the gas valves may fracture and cause a gas leak.

 

Remedy

The remedy is currently under development. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Off Grid customer service at 1-780-616-2830.

 

Notes

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.nhtsa.gov.

 


Chronology :

Feb 9th 2023 Off Grid Trailers received Recall 23E-002 Feb 6 2023 from GLP Canada and Suburban Manufacturing advising of the defect from Suburban. We were advised the recall covered production dates from Jan 16, 2018 to Jan 11,2023.

Off Grid Trailers purchased the SDS2 model between December 16 2020 and May 11 2022 for installation into our trailer models up to Feb 9 2023

 


23E002 Cooktop Gas Valves May Fracture Causing Gas Leak – Suburban SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops

 

23E002 Cooktop Gas Valves May Fracture Causing Gas Leak – Suburban SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops

 


11 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
OFF GRID TRAILERS EXPEDITION 2020-2023
OFF GRID TRAILERS PANDO 2020-2022
OFF GRID TRAILERS SWITCHBACK 2020-2023

 


2 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-23V139-1836.PDF 214.528KB

RCLRPT-23V139-1836

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-23V139-8826.pdf 647.258KB

RCAK-23V139-8826

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=23V139&docType=RCL

 


 

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