9999 DOMETIC RM2663 Recall

Campaign:: 06E076000 on 09/06/2006
Component:: Equipment:recreational vehicle
Manufactured:: 03/31/1997 - 05/30/2003
Affected:: 926,877
Defect:: Certain dometic two-door refrigerators manufactured between april 1997 and may 2003: serial nos. 713xxxxx through 752xxxxx; 801xxxxx through 852xxxxx; 901xxxxx through 952xxxxx; 001xxxxx through 052xxxxx; 101xxxxx through 152xxxxx; 201xxxxx through 252xxxxx; 301xxxxx through 319xxxxx, installed in certain recreational vehicles as original equipment and sold as aftermarket equipment. a fatigue crack may develop in the boiler tube which may release a sufficient amount of pressurized coolant solution into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Consequence:: The release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Correction:: The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners of recreational vehicles that had the refrigerators installed as original equipment and dometic will notify owners of the aftermarket refrigerators. dometic will install a secondary burner housing free of charge. the recall is expected to begin between april and june 2007. owners may contact dometic at 888-446-5157.
Notes:: Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.