Crossroads Elevation, model year 2012. Filed by Crossroads Rv and reported to NHTSA on 30 April 2012. 24 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Crossroads is recalling certain model year 2012 elevation recreational vehicles, manufactured from november 7, 2011, through february 22, 2012. the onboard, auxiliary fuel storage tank is installed too high, which does not permit the tank to be filled properly. as a result, fuel may come back out of the fuel filler …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V187 cover?
- Crossroads Elevation, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- CROSSROADS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 ELEVATION RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2012. THE ONBOARD, AUXILIARY FUEL STORAGE TANK IS INSTALLED TOO HIGH, WHICH DOES NOT PERMIT THE TANK TO BE FILLED PROPERLY.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION WHICH MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. CROSSROADS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOR AT 937-596-6849 OR CROSSROADS AT 260-593-2866.
- 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: “IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION WHICH MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V187 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | CROSSROADS RV |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Auxillary Tank |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 April 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | CROSSROADS ELEVATION |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION WHICH MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
CROSSROADS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOR AT 937-596-6849 OR CROSSROADS AT 260-593-2866.
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 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 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 12V187, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v187/
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Other Crossroads notices we hold
- 16V107: model year 2016-2017 Z1 Lite travel trailers manufactured January 2, 2016, to February 4, 2016
- 15V582: model year 2015-2016 Sunset Trail trailers manufactured November 14, 2014, to September 1, 2015
- 15V215: model year 2016 Cruiser, Cruiser Aire, ReZerve, Elevation, Hampton, Longhorn, Longhorn Rezerve, Z1, Zinger, and Sunset Trail recreational trailers
- 13V090: model year 2013 Redwood, Rushmore, and Elevation trailers manufactured January 17, 2013, through February 19, 2013
- 12V364: model year 2013 Crossroads Cruiser recreational trailers, manufactured from April 19, 2012, through July 17, 2012
- 12V232: MODEL YEAR 2011 CROSSROADS CRUISER RECREATIONAL TRAILERS, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 5, 2010, THROUGH DECEMBER 15, 2010
- 10V505: RECREATIONAL
- 10V495: MODEL YEAR 2011 ZINGER AND SUNSET TRAIL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 15, 2010, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH ATWOOD 35 SERIES RANGE OVENS
All 9 Crossroads 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 12V187 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
009ca4a9 - Consequence
efbc79e2 - 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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