1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR
1 recalls — 20 complaints
99E036000 Oct 18, 1999
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Defect Description
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: GAS/ELECTRIC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS USED IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND CAMPING TRAILERS. THE SWIVEL NUT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION COMPONENT OF A PRESSURE TAP DEVICE HAS "STRESS CORROSION CRACKING."
Consequence
THIS CRACKING CAN LEAD TO AN OPEN FRACTURE IN THE BRASS NUT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SWIVEL NUT/PRESSURE TAP COMPONENT AND REPLACE WITH A REMEDY KIT.
Complaint Statistics
20 total complaints
7 fires
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 13 |
| EQUIPMENT | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL | 1 |
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Apr 22, 2017
Incident date: Apr 18, 2017
I OWN A 2014 WINNEBAGO ERA 70X. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I HAD TO HAVE MY NORCOLD N3104 REFRIGERATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2014. NOW AGAIN THE REFRIGERATOR HAS FAILED DUE TO BLACKENED OVERHEATED CIRCUIT BOARD DUE TO FAILURE OF 12V PORTION OF THE 3 WAY REFRIGERATOR. NORCOLD SAYS I NEED ... Read more
EQUIPMENT
Jun 3, 2013
Incident date: May 9, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3750FL EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, SERIAL NUMBER 12711643. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND IT FAILED TO COOL ITS CONTENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jun 3, 2013
Incident date: May 9, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3750FL EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, SERIAL NUMBER 12711643. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND IT FAILED TO COOL ITS CONTENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ... Read more
EQUIPMENT
Oct 26, 2012
Incident date: Oct 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A NORCOLD RV REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: 1200 RM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BREAK DOWN IN A RUBBER SEAL WITHIN THE GAS VALVE.. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 02E044000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONA... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Aug 12, 2010
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
I HAVE A NORCOLD 6162 REFRIGERATOR. THE GAS SHUT OFF VALVE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK FROM THE VALVE ITSELF, NOT THE FITTINGS CAUSING A GAS LEAK. THE LEAK ALLOWS GAS TO FLOW INTO THE OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY 6-10 INCHES FROM THE BURNER CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. SEVERAL OTHER NORCOL... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jul 6, 2010
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DUTCHMEN 26LDSL TRAVEL TRAILER. A THETFORD/NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER, SERIAL # 11162687 MODEL #N611 LT GROUP CODE: 080225 WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRAILER. AN ODOR WAS IN THE REFRIGERATOR THAT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE. THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECT... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Mar 11, 2010
Incident date: Nov 1, 1998
REGARDING SAFETY RECALL #06V430. SINCE MY PURCHASE OF RV IN 1998, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY REFRIGERATOR. LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON IT. ONE OF THE MECHANICS HAD TO BY-PASS ONE OF THE LINES IN THE BACK OF UNIT. WHEN I SAW THIS RECALL, I WAS RELIEVED. COME TO FIND OUT, MY UNIT IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS.... Read more
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
Feb 16, 2010
Incident date: Jun 14, 2008
THE REFRIGERATOR IN THIS MOTOR HOME QUIT OPERATING IN JUNE OF 2008 WE REPLACED IT IN JULY OF 2008 AT A COST OF MORE THAN 1700.00. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NORCOLD. WE REPLACED IT AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND OFFERED SOME RESTITUTION. *... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Feb 16, 2010
Incident date: Jun 14, 2008
THE REFRIGERATOR IN THIS MOTOR HOME QUIT OPERATING IN JUNE OF 2008 WE REPLACED IT IN JULY OF 2008 AT A COST OF MORE THAN 1700.00. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NORCOLD. WE REPLACED IT AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND OFFERED SOME RESTITUTION. *... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Aug 31, 2009
Incident date: Jul 20, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALLEGRO RV TIFFIN MODEL EQUIPPED WITH AN NORCOLD COOLING UNIT THAT EXPLODED TWO DAYS AFTER SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09E027000 EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HER SERIAL... Read more
Fire
EQUIPMENT
Aug 31, 2009
Incident date: Jul 20, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALLEGRO RV TIFFIN MODEL EQUIPPED WITH AN NORCOLD COOLING UNIT THAT EXPLODED TWO DAYS AFTER SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09E027000 EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HER SERIAL... Read more
Fire
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jun 9, 2009
Incident date: Feb 4, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FOUR WINDS TRAVEL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE REFRIG... Read more
Fire
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Mar 16, 2009
Incident date: Mar 15, 2009
MY NORCOLD RV MODEL 683 REFRIGERATOR WITH A SERIAL NUMBER OF 210740 ON THE COOLING UNIT WAS WORKING IN THE ELECTRIC MODE WHEN I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG AMMONIA ODOR I TURNED THE REFRIGERATOR OFF AND CHECKED TO SEE WHERE THE SMELL WAS ORIGINATING FROM. I FOUND NO LEAKS SO I TRIED RUNNING IT ON PROP... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jan 7, 2008
Incident date: Nov 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DUTCHMAN CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT FIRE DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IS A PART OF THE NORCOLD RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #02E019000). THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 061963ADBKH2.
Fire
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Dec 14, 2007
Incident date: Oct 11, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR COOLANT SYSTEM WELD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE REFRIGERATOR NOT TO COOL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COOLING UNIT WAS LEAKING. NORCOLD HAD A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPA... Read more
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
May 11, 2007
Incident date: Apr 18, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR (MODEL # 1104985 AND SERIAL # 762583FK). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IN HIS 2000 DUTCHMAN LITE IS LEAKING COOLANT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH NORCOLD WHO STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE REFRIGERATOR. HOWEVER, HIS MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBE... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jan 31, 2007
Incident date: Jan 10, 2007
REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT IS LEAKING AMMONIA. FROM PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALLS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER (NORCOLD) HAS TOLD ME TO SHUT OFF THE REFRIGERATOR IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACE THE COOLING UNIT. ALTHOUGH UNITS MANUFACTURED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF MINE HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY RE... Read more
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jan 19, 2006
Incident date: Jul 27, 2003
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR UNIT BURN OUT, SEEMS TO BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE PUBLISHED RECALLS: GROUP CODE: 70821 MODEL NR - 9162 S/N - 457156E COOLING UNIT S/N: 807168 [NOT PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL] THE RV WAS PARKED AT A CAMP SITE AT BANFF CANADA FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATION U... Read more
Fire
EQUIPMENT
Jan 19, 2006
Incident date: Jul 27, 2003
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR UNIT BURN OUT, SEEMS TO BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE PUBLISHED RECALLS: GROUP CODE: 70821 MODEL NR - 9162 S/N - 457156E COOLING UNIT S/N: 807168 [NOT PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL] THE RV WAS PARKED AT A CAMP SITE AT BANFF CANADA FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATION U... Read more
Fire
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Aug 5, 2005
Incident date: Jul 20, 2005
WE RECENTLY LOST OUR CAMP TRAILER TO FIRE CAUSED BY A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR. THE FRIDGE HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THE RV REPAIR PLACE INSTALLED THE RECALL KIT AS PER NORCOLD'S INSTRUCTION AND IT BURNED DOWN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. IN DOING RESEARCH ABOUT NOROLD, I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL WRONGF... Read more
Fire
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR across all model years (1992–1999).
14
Total Recalls
46
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
0
Reported Crashes
16
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths