King of the Road: recalls by model and year
NHTSA lists 2 vehicle recall campaigns for King of the Road. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 1997 to 2007. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for these model lines. NHTSA also lists 1 child seat, tire or equipment campaign for the make. The equipment pages show it. By vehicle recall campaigns, King of the Road is number 485 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for King of the Road: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.
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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.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Complaints for each model year | Component with the most mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalite | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | Tires |
| Royal Villa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Crown | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
This table compares the model lines of King of the Road only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.
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 2 of 2.
11V085000Received . 761 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
King of the road is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
King of the road is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The recall began on january 14, 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
Report filed by KING OF THE ROAD. The campaign has 44 make, model and year entries.
10V557000Received . 12 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
King of the road is recalling certain recreational vehicles manufactured from november 1, 2004, through june 30, 2006, and 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
This could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
King of the road is working with dimplex and will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 1, 2011. Owners may contact king of the road at 1-800-400-9840 or dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.
Report filed by CHIEF INDUSTRIES. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.
Counts by year
Components in the complaints
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1,000 | 2 |
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. King of the Road: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/king-of-the-road/. 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
- 3 Nov 2026
- Complaint file through
- 5 Nov 2026
- Investigations that name the make
- 0
- Units in the campaigns
- 773
Manufacturers in the recall file: KING OF THE ROAD.
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 King of the Road model line has the most recall campaigns?
- The Crown: 2 campaigns for 11 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
- Which King of the Road model line has the most complaints?
- The Royalite: 2 complaints for 11 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about King of the Road vehicles name?
- Tires: 2 component mentions.
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for King of the Road?
- 773 units in 2 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.