The defect
Kibbi, LLC (Kibbi) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Vienna and Villagio recreational vehicles. Exhaust temperatures may cause the storage box to melt or catch on fire.
The risk
The storage box may melt or catch on fire, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will add a heat shield under the storage compartment box, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 5, 2022. Owners may contact Kibbi's customer service at 1-574-966-0196.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renegade Vienna | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renegade Vienna | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Renegade Vienna | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Renegade Vienna | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2021
65 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the structure; Kibbi, LLC filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 21V986000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V959000 10 Dec 2021 | Stainless Tank and Equipment Co., LLC |
| 21V951000 9 Dec 2021 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 21V947000 8 Dec 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V934000 1 Dec 2021 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 21V902000 19 Nov 2021 | Aluminum Trailer Company (ATC) |
| 21V881000 12 Nov 2021 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 21V859000 4 Nov 2021 | Supreme Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021