NHTSA Campaign 07V230000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by NATIONAL RV, INC. · Reported Jun 4, 2007 · 21,326 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, 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.

Consequence

RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

NATIONAL RV 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 OWNERS 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 NATIONAL RV AT 1-800-999-7260, EXT. 4335. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT NATIONAL RV, INC. AND ITS HOLDING COMPANY, NATIONAL RV HOLDINGS, INC., HAVE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. NHTSA HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT OWNERS WHO WISH TO PURSUE CLAIMS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THEIR NATIONAL RV VEHICLES MAY FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM WITH THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE DIVISION. THE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THIS MATTER IS 07-17941. THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE COURT'S WEBSITE WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANKRUPTCY AND ITS PROCEEDINGS MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV. NATIONAL RV'S PHONE NUMBER IS (951) 943-6007. INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON NATIONAL RV'S PRODUCTS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV. THE NHTSA WISHES TO ADVISE OWNERS OF RECALLED PRODUCTS THAT, IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC, ALL SAFETY RECALL WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NATIONAL RV BLAZE'N 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV CARIBBEAN 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV CARIBBEAN 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 1997 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 1998 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN LX 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN LX 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV ISLANDER 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV ISLANDER 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV ISLANDER 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV MARLIN 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV MARLIN 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV MYSTIQUE 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV PALISADES 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV PALISADES 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV PALISADES FW 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV PALISADES FW 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV PALISADES FW 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV PALISADES FW 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV RAGE'N 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV RAGE'N 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV RAGE'N 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 1997 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 1998 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 1997 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 1998 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE FW 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE LX 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA BREEZE LX 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA VIEW 1998 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA VIEW 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA VIEW 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA VIEW 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEA VIEW 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV SEABREEZE 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV SPLASH 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV SPLASH 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV SPLASH 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV SURFSIDE 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV SURFSIDE 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV SURFSIDE 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 1997 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 1998 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS LE 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS LE 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS LTC 2003 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 1997 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 1998 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 1999 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 2000 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 2001 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 2002 21,326
NATIONAL RV TROPI-CAL 2003 21,326

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V230000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.