Carriage Recall 07V424000: Equipment, Recreational Vehicle/trailer
NHTSA recall 07V424000 · announced September 4, 2007 · filed by Carriage, Inc · 88 units affected
The problem
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.
The risk
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
What to do
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.
Official NHTSA recall notice →
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 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
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.