Lippert is recalling 4,435 power seating assemblies because the fuse in their power cord may not provide adequate circuit protection. If a short circuit occurs, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says, that inadequate protection increases the risk of a fire. The recall is registered as NHTSA campaign 26E070000 and was received by the agency on October 9, 2026.
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No crashes, injuries or fires are mentioned in the record, and the agency flags the defect as neither a fire risk while parked nor a do-not-drive condition. What it describes is a protective part that may not do its job at the moment it is needed, which is a different kind of hazard from a part that fails visibly. Without a documented incident, the recall is a precaution built on an engineering finding, and owners have no obvious symptom to watch for, which is one reason the replacement is offered to everyone in the affected population.
The 26E070000 record and the fuse defect
The details come from the agency’s recall dataset on data.transportation.gov, where the entry is titled “Seating Power Cord May Have Inadequate Circuit Protection.” The component is listed as electrical system, the recall type as equipment, and the manufacturer as Lippert. The defect summary reads that Lippert is recalling certain power seating assemblies and that the power cord fuse may not provide adequate circuit protection.
The consequence statement is equally direct: in the event of a short circuit, inadequate protection increases the risk of a fire. A fuse exists to open the circuit before wiring overheats, so a fuse that may not provide adequate protection removes the last safeguard between a fault and a heat source inside a seat. The record does not say which seats, vehicles or model years carry the assemblies, and it names no root cause. Those gaps are the main reason owners are being pointed toward Lippert’s customer service line, since the manufacturer is the party that can say whether a given seat contains one of the affected cords.
Free replacement and what owners can do now
The remedy is a free one. According to the record, dealers will replace the power cord at no charge, and the notification schedule has not yet been provided. Owners may contact Lippert customer service at 1-574-538-4514. NHTSA‘s recall page for 26E070000 is the listing the dataset points to, and the agency’s general recalls lookup accepts a 17-character vehicle identification number or an NHTSA ID.
The lookup comes with a limit that matters here. NHTSA says its VIN search shows unrepaired recalls for a vehicle, and it does not cover recalls from some small manufacturers, so an equipment recall like this one is more reliably found by NHTSA ID or by contacting the manufacturer. The agency also says remedies must be safe, free and effective, and that owners notified by mail should contact a local dealership to have the recalled part fixed.
Why an equipment recall reaches owners differently
Because this is an equipment recall rather than a vehicle recall, notification follows different rules. Under 49 CFR Part 577, notice is due within 60 days of the manufacturer filing its defect report, and for replacement equipment, first-class mail goes to the most recent purchaser known to the manufacturer. If the remedy is not available at notice time, a second notice is required once it is.
What a notice should contain is also spelled out. The same rule requires the letter to open with the words “IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL” in capitals and a larger type size, to describe the defect and the risk to safety, and to state the remedy and when it will be available. The manufacturer must also warn dealers and distributors that selling or leasing covered items before the remedy is applied violates federal law. For owners of the 4,435 cords, the practical meaning is that a mailed notice should follow once the schedule is set, and that a seller should not move affected parts in the meantime.
The filing duty itself comes from 49 CFR Part 573, which requires each manufacturer to report defects in vehicles and in original or replacement equipment, and which sets the deadline at not more than five working days after the defect is determined to be safety related. Where original equipment is installed in more than one manufacturer’s vehicles, the equipment maker must file for the item, a rule that fits Lippert, rather than a vehicle brand, being the named recalling party.
Lippert is best known to the recreational vehicle industry, and its parts turn up in recalls filed by RV builders. RV PRO’s weekly recall roundup recorded a November 2025 recall in which REV Recreation Group pulled certain 2024 to 2026 Holiday Rambler Invicta and Fleetwood Fortis motorhomes over a Lippert paddle latch. The NHTSA entry for the seating cords does not state that these assemblies were sold for RVs, so owners should check by recall number instead of assuming.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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