Recall Register

Excel: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 3 vehicle recall campaigns for Excel. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 2002 to 2012. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Excel: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Limited11300.0
Wild Cargo3200.0
Winslow2200.0

This table compares the model lines of Excel only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 3 of 3.

  1. 12V084000Received . 16 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Peterson industries, INC. Is recalling certain model year 2012 excel limited recreational vehicles, equipped with electric/hydraulic (e/h) brake actuator pumps. Some of these pumps may not have been properly heat treated. This condition can cause premature wear of some critical components in these pumps which can render the unit inoperable.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The e/h brake actuator provides braking power to the trailer brakes. Failure of the actuator can result in the loss of braking effort by the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Peterson will notify owners, and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The safety recall began on june 1, 2012. Owners may contact peterson industries at 1-800-368-3759.

    Report filed by PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.

  2. 10V653000Received . 271 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Peterson industries, INC. Is recalling certain model year 2002 through 2011 excel fifth wheel trailers, models limited, classic, winslow, and wild cargo, equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An overheated receiver could cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Peterson is working with dimplex to identify and notify any affected owners. Dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 15, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539 peterson at 1-785-282-6825.

    Report filed by PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 14 make, model and year entries.

  3. 10V440000Received . 52 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Peterson industries is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 excel winslow, limited, and wild cargo motor homes equipped with suburban gas cook stoves with sealed burners. The units involved use an aluminum tube to carry liquid propane gas from the oven control valve to the gas orifice which supplies gas to the burner. This can cause the tube to break resulting in a gas leak when the oven burner attempts to light.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A gas leak occurring in the area of the oven pilot can cause a "flash" when the gas ignites, and would cause a fire if the oven valve is not promptly turned off.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    PETERSON INDUSTRIES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REPLACEMENT GAS LINE THAT HAS BEEN SOURCED AND TESTED TO INSURE THAT THE DEFECT WHICH CREATED THE STRESS POINT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERSON INDUSTRIES at 1-785-282-6825.

    Report filed by PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 5 make, model and year entries.

Download all 3 campaigns of Excel (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Excel vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2010, with 2 campaigns.
Complaints about Excel vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Excel: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/excel/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
339

Manufacturers in the recall file: PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Excel model line has the most recall campaigns?
The Limited: 3 campaigns for 11 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Excel?
339 units in 3 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.