Solar Panel Wiring May Overheat Causing Fire

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Brinkley RV (Brinkley) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model G fifth wheel trailers. The solar panels may have been incorrectly wired, which can overload the circuits and cause the wiring to overheat.

Risk / consequence

Overheated wires increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will rewire the solar power system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 29, 2024. Owners may contact Brinkley customer service at 1-574-501-4280. Brinkley's number for this recall is REC-2404.

Chronology of events

1. Sep 9, 2024

   On 9/9/24, a Model G unit was delivered to Brinkley RV (BRV) Customer Care with a reported wiring concern. Upon inspection, the BRV team identified the solar power system as the source of the issue, and immediately launched an investigation. As part of the investigation, a total of 13 potentially affected units were identified. BRV conducted on-site inspections of two units (9/25/24-9/26/24, 10/15/24) as well as internal testing. BRV Product Safety Committee met on 10/17/24 to review the available data, and determined that a potential safety risk was present. The committee voted to issue a Recall for the affected units, upon issuance of the final testing report (week of 10/21/24), pending alignment of test data and field investigations. Recall was initiated

2. Oct 21, 2024

   on 10/21/24.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

OCT 25, 2024 - NOV 01, 2024

Owner notification

OCT 29, 2024 - NOV 19, 2024