Nrc Freightliner Columbia, model year 2003. Filed by Nrc Modifications, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 September 2010. 4 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Nrc is recalling certain model year 2003 freightliner trucks equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. the plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V422 cover?
- NRC Freightliner Columbia, model year 2003.
- What is wrong with them?
- NRC IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- NRC IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V422 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | NRC MODIFICATIONS, INC. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 September 2010 |
| Model years | 2003-2003 |
| Vehicles named | NRC FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
NRC IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V422, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v422/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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