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NHTSA Campaign 08V271000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC · Reported Jun 19, 2008 · 4,231 vehicles affected

What's wrong

COACHMEN IS RECALLING 4,231 MY 1999-2002 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER, LANDAU AND PURSUIT, MY 1999-2000 CRUISE AIR, MY 1999-2001 MAVERICK AND MY 2000-2002 GEORGIE BOY SUITE MOTOR HOMES 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

COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE AIR 1999 4,231
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE AIR 2000 4,231
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 1999 4,231
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2000 4,231
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2001 4,231
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2002 4,231
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 1999 4,231
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 2000 4,231
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 2001 4,231
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 2002 4,231
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 1999 4,231
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 2000 4,231
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 2001 4,231
GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT 1999 4,231
GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT 2000 4,231
GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT 2001 4,231
GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT 2002 4,231
GEORGIE BOY SUITE 2000 4,231
GEORGIE BOY SUITE 2001 4,231
GEORGIE BOY SUITE 2002 4,231

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V271000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.