NHTSA recall 07V120000

Equipment · FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

March 19, 2007report date

167,096units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: Certain motor homes and travel trailers 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.

Why it matters: Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

The fix: Fleetwood 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…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

1997 Fleetwood American Eagle, 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle, 1999 Fleetwood American Eagle, 2000 Fleetwood American Eagle, 2001 Fleetwood American Eagle, 2002 Fleetwood American Eagle, 2003 Fleetwood American Eagle, 2004 Fleetwood American Eagle, 1997 Fleetwood American Heritage, 1998 Fleetwood American Heritage, 1999 Fleetwood American Heritage, 2000 Fleetwood American Heritage, 2001 Fleetwood American Heritage, 2002 Fleetwood American Heritage, 2003 Fleetwood American Heritage, 2004 Fleetwood American Heritage, 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition, 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition, 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition, 2000 Fleetwood American Tradition, 2001 Fleetwood American Tradition, 2002 Fleetwood American Tradition, 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition, 2004 Fleetwood American Tradition, 1997 Fleetwood Bounder, 1998 Fleetwood Bounder, 1999 Fleetwood Bounder, 2000 Fleetwood Bounder, 2001 Fleetwood Bounder, 2002 Fleetwood Bounder, 2003 Fleetwood Bounder, 2004 Fleetwood Bounder, 1997 Fleetwood Discovery, 1998 Fleetwood Discovery, 1999 Fleetwood Discovery, 2000 Fleetwood Discovery, 2001 Fleetwood Discovery, 2002 Fleetwood Discovery, 2003 Fleetwood Discovery, 2004 Fleetwood Discovery, 1997 Fleetwood Excursion, 1998 Fleetwood Excursion, 1999 Fleetwood Excursion, 2000 Fleetwood Excursion, 2001 Fleetwood Excursion, 2002 Fleetwood Excursion, 2003 Fleetwood Excursion, 2004 Fleetwood Excursion, 1997 Fleetwood Expedition, 1998 Fleetwood Expedition, 1999 Fleetwood Expedition, 2000 Fleetwood Expedition, 2001 Fleetwood Expedition, 2002 Fleetwood Expedition, 2003 Fleetwood Expedition, 2004 Fleetwood Expedition, 1997 Fleetwood Fiesta, 1998 Fleetwood Fiesta, 1999 Fleetwood Fiesta, 2000 Fleetwood Fiesta, and 132 more.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 07V120000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.