King Of The Road Crown, King Of The Road Genesis, King Of The Road Royal Villa, King Of The Road Royalite, model years 2005 to 2007. Filed by Chief Industries and reported to NHTSA on 8 November 2010. 12 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says King of the road is recalling certain recreational vehicles manufactured from november 1, 2004, through june 30, 2006, and 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 10V557 cover?
- King Of The Road Crown, King Of The Road Genesis, King Of The Road Royal Villa, King Of The Road Royalite, model years 2005-2007.
- What is wrong with them?
- KING OF THE ROAD IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2004, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2006, AND EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- KING OF THE ROAD IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KING OF THE ROAD AT 1-800-400-9840 OR 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: “THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V557 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | CHIEF INDUSTRIES |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 November 2010 |
| Model years | 2005-2007 |
| Vehicles named | KING OF THE ROAD CROWN, KING OF THE ROAD GENESIS, KING OF THE ROAD ROYAL VILLA, KING OF THE ROAD ROYALITE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
KING OF THE ROAD IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KING OF THE ROAD AT 1-800-400-9840 OR 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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V557, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v557/
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
475151d1 - Consequence
355f4c8e - Remedy
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