Highland Ridge Fw Open Range, Open Range Open Range, Open Range Residential, Open Range Rolling Thunder, model years 2009 to 2011. Filed by Open Range R.v. Company and reported to NHTSA on 25 October 2010. 264 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Open range is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 open range, residential and rolling thunder recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. the population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V524 cover?
- Highland Ridge FW Open Range, Open Range Open Range, Open Range Residential, Open Range Rolling Thunder, model years 2009-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- OPEN RANGE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 OPEN RANGE, RESIDENTIAL AND ROLLING THUNDER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- AN INSUFFICIENT RESPONSE TIME CAN RESULT IN POWER NOT BEING SHUT-OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. OPEN RANGE IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO GET THE UNITS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
- 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 INSUFFICIENT RESPONSE TIME CAN RESULT IN POWER NOT BEING SHUT-OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V524 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | OPEN RANGE R.V. COMPANY |
| System at fault | Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 October 2010 |
| Model years | 2009-2011 |
| Vehicles named | HIGHLAND RIDGE FW OPEN RANGE, OPEN RANGE OPEN RANGE, OPEN RANGE RESIDENTIAL, OPEN RANGE ROLLING THUNDER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
AN INSUFFICIENT RESPONSE TIME CAN RESULT IN POWER NOT BEING SHUT-OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The remedy
OPEN RANGE IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO GET THE UNITS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V524, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v524/
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Other Open Range notices we hold
- 16V115: model year 2012-2014 Mesa Ridge and Roamer trailers, and 2013-2014 Light trailers manufactured March 23, 2011, to March 20, 2014
- 16V112: model year 2012-2015 Journeyer trailers, models JT 337 RLS and JT340FLR, manufactured September 6, 2011, to April 30, 2014
- 15V308: model year 2015 Roamer, Mesa Ridge, and 3X fifth wheel trailers manufactured May 7, 2014, to June 4, 2014
- 15V302: model year 2013-2014 Residential 417RS fifth wheel recreational trailers manufactured April 27, 2012, to March 6, 2014
- 14V195: 2014 Open Range LF319 fifth wheel recreational trailers manufactured October 23, 2013, through March 10, 2014
- 13V413: model year 2009-2013 travel trailers manufactured from October 1, 2007, through July 12, 2013, and equipped with Fastec-brand deadbolt locks
- 11V486: MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 JOURNEYER RECREATIONAL
- 10V503: MODEL YEAR 2011 FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS AND TOY HAULERS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, AND SEPTEMBER 9, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES
All 10 Open Range campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V524 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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97809091 - Remedy
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