Drv Elite Suite, Drv Mobile, Drv Select, model year 2011. Filed by Drv Suites and reported to NHTSA on 14 April 2011. 92 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Drv is recalling certain model year 2011 select, mobile and elite suite 5th wheel recreational vehicles equipped with itc 2 wire dimmer switches. the dimmer circuit board overheats during use causing the circuit board and dimmer housing to melt and deform. as the dimmer switch fails, the lights may become inoperable …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V236 cover?
- DRV Elite Suite, DRV Mobile, DRV Select, model year 2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- DRV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SELECT, MOBILE AND ELITE SUITE 5TH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ITC 2 WIRE DIMMER SWITCHES. THE DIMMER CIRCUIT BOARD OVERHEATS DURING USE CAUSING THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND DIMMER HOUSING TO MELT AND DEFORM.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE FAILURE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO STOP DIMMING AND/OR WORKING. AN OVERHEATED SWITCH CAN ALSO LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DIMMER SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DRV AT 1-574-457-6472.
- 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: “THE FAILURE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO STOP DIMMING AND/OR WORKING. AN OVERHEATED SWITCH CAN ALSO LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V236 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DRV SUITES |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Headlights:High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 April 2011 |
| Model years | 2011-2011 |
| Vehicles named | DRV ELITE SUITE, DRV MOBILE, DRV SELECT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE FAILURE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO STOP DIMMING AND/OR WORKING. AN OVERHEATED SWITCH CAN ALSO LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DIMMER SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DRV AT 1-574-457-6472.
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 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V236, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v236/
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- 21V726: 2021 Mobile Suites fifth wheel trailers
- 16V949: model year 2016-2017 Elite Suites and Mobile Suites fifth wheel recreational trailers manufactured January 29, 2016, to November 14, 2016
- 16V896: model year 2017 Full House recreational trailers, models JX450, LX410, LX450 and LX455, manufactured August 29, 2016, to November 30, 2016
- 15V491: 2014-2015 Tradition, 2014-2016 Full House, 2006-2016 Elite Suites, and 2013-2016 Estates fifth wheel travel trailers
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