Carriage Recall 08V260000: Equipment, Recreational Vehicle/trailer

NHTSA recall 08V260000 · announced June 10, 2008 · filed by Carriage, Inc · 187 units affected

The problem

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.

The risk

EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.

What to do

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.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 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

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.