2 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Posted on: 2006-09-07
Description
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.
Corrective Action
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.
DEFECT #2 - EQUIPMENT
Posted on: 2008-04-15
Description
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.
Corrective Action
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.