Cruiser Rv Shadow Cruiser, Cruiser Rv Viewfinder, model year 2011. Filed by Cruiser Rv and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2011. 1,362 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Cruiser rv is recalling certain model year 2011 shadow cruiser and viewfinder recreational vehicles, manufactured from april 21, 2011, through september 6, 2011. these vehicles have the incorrect federal id tag, gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) information labels which fails to comply with the requirements of part …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V497 cover?
- Cruiser RV Shadow Cruiser, Cruiser RV Viewfinder, model year 2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- CRUISER RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SHADOW CRUISER AND VIEWFINDER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 21, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6, 2011.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. CRUISER RV WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CRUISER RV 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: “FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V497 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | CRUISER RV |
| System at fault | Equipment:Other:Labels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 5 October 2011 |
| Model years | 2011-2011 |
| Vehicles named | CRUISER RV SHADOW CRUISER, CRUISER RV VIEWFINDER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS BECAUSE OF A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
CRUISER RV WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CRUISER RV 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 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 11V497, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v497/
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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Other Cruiser RV notices we hold
- 24V606: 2024-2025 Stryker travel trailers, equipped with optional Onan 5
- 12V094: MODEL YEAR 2013 ENTERRA RECREATIONAL
All 3 Cruiser RV campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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 11V497 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
1b38d8e9 - Consequence
ebb75b23 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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