Complaint 904058
2004 ITASCA HORIZON • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Feb 3, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 904058
- Make
- ITASCA
- Model
- HORIZON
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Feb 3, 2012
- Date Received
- Feb 7, 2012
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
OUR MOTORHOME HAD A HAMSAR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FLASHER WHICH IS USED TO MAKE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND LEFT/RIGHT SIGNAL BLINK. IT IS LOCATED IN THE FUSE BOX IN THE OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT, NEAR DRIVER'S SIDE. IT STARTED SMOKING AND SMELLED BURNED, LOTS OF SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE MOTORHOME. THE HAZARD WERE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME - WE WERE JUST PARKED AND IT WAS OFF. WE REMOVED THE DEVICE AND IT WAS ENTIRELY MELTED. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THIS, BUT IF WE WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME IT STARTED BURNING/MELTING, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS IF NEEDED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.