NHTSA Campaign 99E036000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Issued by NORCOLD INC. · Reported Oct 18, 1999 · 127,035 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NORCOLD 322 1992 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1993 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1994 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1995 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1996 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1997 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1998 127,035
NORCOLD 322 1999 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1992 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1993 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1994 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1995 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1996 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1997 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1998 127,035
NORCOLD 323 1999 127,035
NORCOLD N260 1998 127,035
NORCOLD N260 1999 127,035
NORCOLD N260.3 1998 127,035
NORCOLD N260.3 1999 127,035
NORCOLD N300 1998 127,035
NORCOLD N300 1999 127,035
NORCOLD N300.3 1998 127,035
NORCOLD N300.3 1999 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1992 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1993 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1994 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1995 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1996 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1997 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1998 127,035
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR 1999 127,035

Source: NHTSA Campaign 99E036000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.