Electrical Relay May Overheat and Cause Fire – 2021 Renegade RV Vienna & Villagio Motorhomes

April 20, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V268000

Electrical Relay May Overheat and Cause Fire

An overheated electrical relay increases the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V268

Manufacturer Kibbi, LLC

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 148

 

Summary

Kibbi, LLC (Kibbi) is recalling certain 2021 Renegade RV Vienna and Villagio motorhomes equipped with Dayton/Snyder electrical relays. A stranded wire used in the connector may cause the relay to overheat.

 

Remedy

Dealers will remove the electrical relay and reconnect wiring as necessary. Dealers will also add a warning label by the Firefly touch screen that states, “Don’t use Range, Microwave or Air Conditioning unit unless the coach is powered by shore or Generator.” All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on April 29, 2022. Owners may contact Kibbi’s customer service at 1-574-966-0196.

 

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.

 


This notice is sent to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Renegade RV has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2021 Vienna/Villagio vehicles. Upon receipt of this notice contact your local service center to schedule an appointment to have the remedy performed. Renegade RV will execute this remedy (0.5 labor hours allotted for relay only). The service center is to order the part kit (# 4520068) that Renegade RV will supply at NO CHARGE and complete the repair for free.

 

What is the issue: Possibility for a fire at the 110 VAC load center due to heat from the Dayton/Snyder Electric relay.

 

What is the safety risk: The possibility of the 110 VAC load center and or the DAYTON/Snyder Electric relay distorting, melting and up to causing a fire.

 

Identify any warning which can precede or occur:  Possibility of smell and/or smoke.

 

What is the cause: Stranded wire used in a compression style connector causing heat within the relay.

 

What is the Remedy: At no cost to the customer, Renegade will remove jumper wire from Dayton/Snyder Electric relay to main breaker. Move S.J. wire from Dayton/Snyder Electric relay to main breaker. Remove the Dayton/Snyder Electric relay, remove 12 VDC trigger wires from the 110 VAC load center with the relay, cap off 12 VDC wires, using bell connectors, and secure behind load center with zip tie.  Add decal by Firefly touch screen indicating “Don’t use Range, Microwave or Air Conditioning unit unless coach is powered by shore or Generator The Dayton/Snyder Electric relay does not allow for the range, microwave, or A/C to operate off the inverter by sensing shore/generator power through the transfer switch.

 

Removal of the relay will allow the range, microwave, and A/C to operate on the inverter. Customer to be made aware of load management with this change.

 

If you have incurred expense to remedy this issue prior to the date of this notice, you may have the opportunity to obtain reimbursement for that expense. For details, contact us at the number or email address provided.

 

[email protected]
Jaxon Prill-574-966-0166
John Wood-574-966-0193

 

If you believe that Renegade RV has failed, or is unable to remedy this defect without charge and within a reasonable amount of time, you may submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington DC 20590; or call the toll free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safecar.gov.

 

Renegade RV is committed to providing the best products that enable our customers to enjoy a mobile lifestyle and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 


Chronology :

9/14/2021- Retail customer K34-1607 reached out for faulty relay.
9/15/2021-Relay ordered from vendor
9/21/2021-Relay received, sent to dealer for repair.0-deaths 0-injuries

11/8/2021- Retail customer K14-0477 reached out for heat related damaged to relay
11/9/2021- Research relay, order new 110VAC load center without relay
11/22/2021- Received 110 VAC load center, sent to dealer for repair 0Deaths 0-injuries

1/6/2022- Dealer reached out for heat related damage to relay for K14-0503
1/7/2022- New 110 VAC load center, without relay, sent out to dealer for repair 0-Deaths 0-injuries

3/23/2022-Dealer reached out for heat related damage to relay for K34-1494
3/23/2022- New 110 VAC load center, without relay, sent to dealer for repair 0-deaths 0-injuries

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
RENEGADEVIENNA2021
RENEGADEVILLAGIO2021

 


9 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V268-4467.pdf 646.27KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V268-9068.PDF 213.574KB

 


Recall 573 Report- 05/02/2022

RCLRPT-22V268-7661.PDF 216.1KB

 


Recall 573 Report- 06/02/2022

RCLRPT-22V268-3039.PDF 216.084KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V268-1660.PDF 211.127KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V268-9342.PDF 211.222KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V268-1772.PDF 211.312KB

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V268-2688.pdf 295.335KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V268-3456.PDF 211.412KB

 


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