Fastec 40610-00 (Chrome), Fastec 40610-06 (Black), Fastec 40610-09 (White), Fastec 43610-00 (Chrome), Fastec 43610-06 (Black), Fastec 43610-09 (White), model year 9999. Filed by Fastec Industrial Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 12 July 2013. 2,864,670 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Fastec Industrial Corp. (FIC) is recalling certain model 43610, 40610, and 44610 door locks manufactured between January 2006 and April 2013 with a keyed paddle handle and deadbolt for use in recreational vehicles. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt in locks …
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 13E039 cover?
- Fastec 40610-00 (Chrome), Fastec 40610-06 (Black), Fastec 40610-09 (White), Fastec 43610-00 (Chrome), Fastec 43610-06 (Black), Fastec 43610-09 (White), Fastec 44610-03 (Chrome), Fastec 44610-06 (Black).
- What is wrong with them?
- Fastec Industrial Corp. (FIC) is recalling certain model 43610, 40610, and 44610 door locks manufactured between January 2006 and April 2013 with a keyed paddle handle and deadbolt for use in recreational vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the recreational vehicle at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle without using the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. FIC will notify the original equipment door and recreational vehicle manufacturers and the consumers of record and instruct them on how to determine whether they have a defective lock. Consumers of record will be sent replacement cylinders with instructions, free of charge.
- 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: “If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the recreational vehicle at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle without using the emergency exit, increasing the risk of in…”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13E039 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Fastec Industrial Corp. |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 July 2013 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | FASTEC 40610-00 (CHROME), FASTEC 40610-06 (BLACK), FASTEC 40610-09 (WHITE), FASTEC 43610-00 (CHROME), FASTEC 43610-06 (BLACK), FASTEC 43610-09 (WHITE), FASTEC 44610-03 (CHROME), FASTEC 44610-06 (BLACK), FASTEC 44610-09 (WHITE) |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the recreational vehicle at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle without using the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
FIC will notify the original equipment door and recreational vehicle manufacturers and the consumers of record and instruct them on how to determine whether they have a defective lock. Consumers of record will be sent replacement cylinders with instructions, free of charge. The vehicle manufacturers will notify their consumers. The recall began in September 2013. Owners may contact FIC at 1-800-837-2505.
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 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E039, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e039/
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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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 13E039 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
c24a76a1 - Consequence
64eed481 - 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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