9999 DOMETIC RM3663 Recalls (2)
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 08E032000 on 04/14/2008
- Component:
- Equipment
- Affected:
- 745,574
- Defect:
- Dometic has reported a safety related defect covering 745,574 two-door refrigerators manufactured between june 1, 2003 and september 30, 2006, with serial nos. 320xxxxx through 352xxxxx; 401xxxxx through 452xxxxx; 501xxxxx through 552xxxxx; and 601xxxxx through 639xxxxx, installed in certain recreational vehicles as original equipment and sold as replacement 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 began on august 28, 2008. 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.
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