NHTSA Recall 07V083000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V083000; Date: Mar. 5, 2007
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Recalled Vehicles:
2002 Airstream Classic; 2003 Airstream Classic; 2004 Airstream Classic; 1997 Airstream Cutter; 1998 Airstream Cutter; 1999 Airstream Cutter; 1997 Airstream Excella; 1998 Airstream Excella; 1999 Airstream Excella; 2000 Airstream Excella; 1997 Airstream Land Yacht; 1998 Airstream Land Yacht; 1999 Airstream Land Yacht; 2000 Airstream Land Yacht; 2001 Airstream Land Yacht; 2002 Airstream Land Yacht; 2003 Airstream Land Yacht; 2004 Airstream Land Yacht; 2000 Airstream Land Yacht Xc; 2001 Airstream Land Yacht Xc; 2000 Airstream Land Yacht Xl; 2001 Airstream Land Yacht Xl; 1999 Airstream Limited; 2000 Airstream Limited; 2001 Airstream Limited; 1997 Airstream Safari; 1998 Airstream Safari; 1999 Airstream Safari; 2000 Airstream Safari; 2001 Airstream Safari; 2002 Airstream Safari; 2003 Airstream Safari; 2004 Airstream Safari; 2003 Airstream Sky Deck; 2004 Airstream Sky Deck; 2002 Airstream Xc Land Yacht; 2003 Airstream Xc Land Yacht; 1999 Airstream XL; 2000 Airstream Xl Land Yacht; 2001 Airstream Xl Land Yacht; 2002 Airstream Xl Land Yacht; 2003 Airstream Xl Land Yacht; 2004 Airstream Xl Land Yacht
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle
Manufactured by: Airstream, Inc.
Affected Units:: 5,084
Recall Summary:
Certain travel trailers and motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
How to Fix:
Airstream will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or airstream at 1-937-596-6111.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 30, 2007
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