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NHTSA Campaign 11V065000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC · Reported Feb 4, 2011 · 888 vehicles affected

What's wrong

COACHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Consequence

THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.

Remedy

COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COACHMEN AURORA 1997 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE AIR 2000 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE AIR 2001 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE AIR 2002 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 1999 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2000 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2001 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2002 888
GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 2003 888
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 1999 888
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 2000 888
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 2001 888
GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 2002 888
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 1999 888
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 2000 888
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 2001 888
GEORGIE BOY MAVERICK 2002 888
GEORGIE BOY SUITE 2000 888
GEORGIE BOY SUITE 2001 888
GEORGIE BOY SUITE 2002 888
SPORTSCOACH ELITE 2004 888
SPORTSCOACH ELITE 2005 888
SPORTSCOACH ELITE 2006 888
SPORTSCOACH ELITE 2007 888
SPORTSCOACH ELITE 2008 888
SPORTSCOACH ELITE 2009 888
SPORTSCOACH LEGEND 2008 888
SPORTSCOACH LEGEND 2009 888

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V065000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.