Hearth Record

Equipment: appliance: oven/stove/cooktop; equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems (Carson)

Vehicle recall 21V-948. NHTSA received Carson Trailer, Inc.’s report on Dec 8, 2021.

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The short answer

NHTSA received Carson Trailer, Inc.’s report on Dec 8, 2021. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 26, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.

Carson Trailer, Inc.

(Carson) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fun Runner FC20 trailers equipped with Dometic 3-burner cooking stoves.

The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Equipment: appliance: oven/stove/cooktop.
  • NHTSA’s part: Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems.

What should you do?

Carson will work with Dometic, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact Carson customer service at 310-516-6046. Carson’s number for this recall is Recall4.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 3 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by Carson Trailer, Inc..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
  • Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 26, 2026 and checked Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 26, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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