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NHTSA Campaign 08V260000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by CARRIAGE, INC · Reported Jun 10, 2008 · 187 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2001 187
CARRIAGE CARRI-LITE 2002 187
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 1999 187
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2000 187
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE 2001 187
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE LS 2000 187
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE LS 2001 187
CARRIAGE CARRIAGE LS 2002 187
CARRIAGE ROYALS 1999 187
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2000 187
CARRIAGE ROYALS 2001 187

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V260000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.