NHTSA Recall 08V260000
NHTSA Campaign Id 08V260000; Date: Jun. 10, 2008
Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
Recalled Vehicles:
2001 Carriage Carri-lite; 2002 Carriage Carri-lite; 1999 Carriage Carriage; 2000 Carriage Carriage; 2001 Carriage Carriage; 2000 Carriage Carriage Ls; 2001 Carriage Carriage Ls; 2002 Carriage Carriage Ls; 1999 Carriage Royals; 2000 Carriage Royals; 2001 Carriage Royals
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle
Manufactured by: Carriage, Inc
Affected Units:: 187
Recall Summary:
Carriage is recalling 187 my 2001-2002 carrri-lite, my 1999-2001 carriage, my 2000-2002 carriage LS and my 1999-2001 royals recreational vehicles equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
How to Fix:
Carriage is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or carriage at 574-642-3622.
Recall Notes:
Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 15, 2008
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