NHTSA Complaint #11151831 — 2016 NEXUS GHOST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NEXUS GHOST MOTORHOME. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FIVE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE GROUND FOG INDICATOR (GFI) MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GFI CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE IMPROPER ATTACHMENT WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REMOVED THE FACE PLATE AND FAULTY WIRES OUT OF THE WALL TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE WALLS OF THE BATHROOM WERE HOT TO TOUCH AND APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES OF THE WIRES WITHIN THE GFI WERE BURNT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. IN ADDITION, ON JULY 9, 2018, THE RV'S OUTDOOR 130 LB AWNING BECAME DETACHED FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND, NEARLY CRUSHING THE CONTACT. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES VIA EMAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,300. *DT*JB *DT*JB