9999 NORCOLD 1200LRIM Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 08E030000 on 04/03/2008
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1999 - 02/27/2001
- Affected:
- 264,999
- Defect:
- Norcold is recalling certain refrigerators, models 1200lr, 1200lrim, and 1201lrim, manufactured from march 1, 1999 to february 28, 2001, with cooling units serial numbers between 1008701 and 1273700. the units were installed as original equipment in various recreational vehicles. a fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. if a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased the heat source could generate very high temperatures. at such high temperatures, the steel material of the cooling unit could soften and rupture. norcold is working to identify the number of refrigerators that were manufactured with this condition.
- Consequence:
- If refrigerant gas is still in place when the rupture occurs, hydrogen gas may be expelled and could be ignited by the high temperature, possibly causing a fire.
- Correction:
- Norcold is working with the rv manufacturers to notify owners and repair the cooling units free of charge. the recall began on june 18, 2008. owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
- Notes:
- This recall is an expansion of 02e-045.this campaign was superseded by recall campaign 10e-049 on october 7, 2010.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at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:
- 09E027000 on 05/13/2009
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/2001 - 12/30/2002
- Affected:
- 22,350
- Defect:
- Norcold is recalling certain refrigerators, models 1200lr, 1200lrim, and 1201lrim, manufactured from march 1, 2001 to december 31, 2002, with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. the units were installed as original equipment in various recreational vehicles. a fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. if a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased the heat source could generate very high temperatures. at such high temperaturesthe cooling unit could rupture.
- Consequence:
- If a leak occurs and the unit continues to operate, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Norcold is working with the rv manufacturers to notify owners and repair the cooling units free of charge. the recall began on june 26, 2009. this recall campaign has been superseded by 10e-049. owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
- Notes:
- This campaign was superseded by recall campaign 10e-049 on october 7, 2010.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 09E026000 on 05/13/2009
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1996 - 02/27/1999
- Affected:
- 5,900
- Defect:
- Norcold will notify owners and corrdinate retrofitting their cooling unit with a safety thermal switch. owners who have responded to safety recall campaign 02e-045 will be contacted instructing them to bring their recreational vehicle into a service center so that a safety thermal switch kit can be installed on the replaced cooling unit. the remedy will be provided free of charge. owner notification is expected to begin during may/june 2009. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
- Consequence:
- If a leak occurs and the unit continues to operate, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Norcold will notify owners and provide a replacement cooling unit equipped with a safety thermal switch. owners who have responded to safety recall campaign 02e-045 will be contacted instructing them to bring their recreational vehicle into a service center so that a safety thermal switch kit can be installed on the replaced cooling unit. the remedy will be provided free of charge. owner notification began on june 22, 2009. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold service center at 1-800-767-9101.
- Notes:
- This campaign was superseded by recall campaign 10e-049 on october 7, 2010.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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