The defect
PROLine Products LLC (PROLine) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 travel trailers manufactured September 2010 through October 2013 and equipped with auxiliary batteries installed by PROLine. The batteries were installed a fuse for overcurrent protection.
The risk
If the trailer's wiring harness were to become physically damaged, the installed battery could short circuit and melt the wiring, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
PROLine will notify owners, and dealers will install in-line fuse holders, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in early January 2014. Owners may contact PROLine at 1-603-652-7337.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Proline Travel Trailer | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proline Travel Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Proline Travel Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Proline Travel Trailer | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Proline Travel Trailer | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2013
76 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the electrical system; PROLine Products LLC filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 13V640000 20 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V639000 20 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V642000 19 Dec 2013 | Nova Bus |
| 13V635000 18 Dec 2013 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 13V627000 17 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V589000 22 Nov 2013 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 13V570000 15 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V566000 13 Nov 2013 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013