Propane Regulator May Fail and Cause Fire – 2017-2020 Rich Specialty Trailers Sanitation, Movie, Office, & Bunk House Trailers

May 13, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V336000

Propane Regulator May Fail and Cause Fire

Increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in gas appliances, increasing the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V336

Manufacturer Kuntry Kustom RV, LLC

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 172

 

Summary

Kuntry Kustom RV, LLC (Kuntry) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Rich Specialty Trailers Sanitation, Movie, Office, and Bunk House trailers, equipped with Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulators. The regulators may fail, causing an increase in propane pressure.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the regulator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kuntry customer service at 1-260-593-2208.

 

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.

 


Certain Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulators installed on these vehicles may supply elevated, intermittent or low propane pressure to the appliances due to a second stage valve seat that can fail to regulate propane flow and pressure. An increase in propane pressure, could cause the flame of the appliance to become larger, and under certain rare circumstances, may ignite adjacent materials resulting in a fire.

Appliances that can be affected by an excessive flame are the LP gas stovetop, LP gas oven, LP gas hot water heater, LP gas furnace and LP gas refrigerator. An increase in propane pressure would also cause the regulator to vent propane continuously through the pressure relief valve. In an enclosed area or under certain conditions, the vented propane could accumulate at the front of the specialty trailer and if ignited could result in a fire or explosion.

Remedy consists of removing and replacing the propane regulator with a new regulator and performing standardized LP System Checks. The repair should take less than an hour to perform and this will be done at no labor or parts cost to the customer. Please see attached inspection and replacement procedures.

 


Chronology :

Jan 4rth 2022-Notified by NHTSA of possible safety defect.

Feb 8th 2022-Reviewed service records and while no reports of injury, no deaths, no field reports of problems and no regulator problems the decision is made to recall.

May 12th 2022- Received notice from supplier that the replacement component/regular is back in stock so can now offer replacement part.

May 13th 2022- Submitted letter and notice to NHTSA

 


21E081 – Possible LP Regulator Failure – Winntec & WIC Model 6020 LP Regulators

 

http://oemdtc.com/7146/21e081-possible-lp-regulator-failure-winntec-wic-model-6020-lp-regulators

 


16 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
RICH SPECIALITY TRAILERSBUNK HOUSE2017-2020
RICH SPECIALITY TRAILERSMOVIE2017-2020
RICH SPECIALITY TRAILERSOFFICE2017-2020
RICH SPECIALITY TRAILERSSANITATION2017-2020

 


10 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V336-1002.pdf 646.508KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V336-5068.PDF 212.658KB

 


Recall 573 Report – 5/24/2022

RCLRPT-22V336-8213.PDF 212.854KB

 


Recall 573 Report – 5/24/2022

RCLRPT-22V336-5729.PDF 212.843KB

 


Recall 573 Report – 5/24/2022

RCLRPT-22V336-5599.PDF 212.864KB

 


Recall 573 Report – 5/31/2022

RCLRPT-22V336-8487.PDF 212.861KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V336-4583.pdf 808.243KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V336-4526.PDF 211.134KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V336-9259.PDF 211.228KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V336-0185.pdf 807.795KB

 


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