NHTSA Recall 07V424000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V424000; Date: Sep. 4, 2007
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Recalled Vehicles:
1999 Carriage Carri-lite; 2000 Carriage Carri-lite; 2001 Carriage Carri-lite; 2002 Carriage Carri-lite; 1998 Carriage Carriage; 1999 Carriage Carriage; 2000 Carriage Carriage; 2001 Carriage Carriage; 2002 Carriage Carriage; 2003 Carriage Carriage; 1998 Carriage Carriage Ls; 1999 Carriage Carriage Ls; 2000 Carriage Carriage Ls; 2001 Carriage Carriage Ls; 2002 Carriage Carriage Ls; 1998 Carriage Royals; 1999 Carriage Royals; 2000 Carriage Royals; 2001 Carriage Royals
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle
Manufactured by: Carriage, Inc
Affected Units:: 88
Recall Summary:
On certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator 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:
Carriage 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 the owner 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 carriage at 1-574-642-4145.
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.
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