NHTSA recall 08V279000

Equipment · GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC

June 25, 2008report date

37,293units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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: Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.

The fix: Coachmen is working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08E032). 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 will…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2007 Coachmen Adrenaline, 2008 Coachmen Adrenaline, 2004 Coachmen Aurora, 2005 Coachmen Aurora, 2006 Coachmen Aurora, 2007 Coachmen Aurora, 2004 Coachmen Capri, 2005 Coachmen Capri, 2006 Coachmen Capri, 2007 Coachmen Capri, 2007 Coachmen Capri Micro, 2004 Coachmen Captiva, 2005 Coachmen Captiva, 2006 Coachmen Captiva, 2007 Coachmen Captiva, 2004 Coachmen Cascade, 2005 Coachmen Cascade, 2006 Coachmen Cascade, 2004 Coachmen Catalina, 2005 Coachmen Catalina, 2004 Coachmen Chaparral, 2005 Coachmen Chaparral, 2006 Coachmen Chaparral, 2007 Coachmen Chaparral, 2004 Coachmen Cheyenne, 2004 Coachmen Concord, 2005 Coachmen Concord, 2006 Coachmen Concord, 2007 Coachmen Concord, 2004 Coachmen Cross Country, 2005 Coachmen Cross Country, 2006 Coachmen Cross Country, 2007 Coachmen Cross Country, 2006 Coachmen Epic, 2007 Coachmen Epic, 2004 Coachmen Freedom, 2005 Coachmen Freedom, 2006 Coachmen Freedom, 2007 Coachmen Freedom, 2008 Coachmen Freedom, 2004 Coachmen Freelander, 2005 Coachmen Freelander, 2006 Coachmen Freelander, 2007 Coachmen Freelander, 2008 Coachmen Freelander, 2007 Coachmen Grand Haven, 2004 Coachmen Leprechaun-Mm, 2005 Coachmen Leprechaun-Mm, 2006 Coachmen Leprechaun-Mm, 2007 Coachmen Leprechaun-Mm, 2004 Coachmen Mirada, 2005 Coachmen Mirada, 2006 Coachmen Mirada, 2007 Coachmen Mirada, 2004 Coachmen Mirada Liberty Edition, 2004 Coachmen Oasis, 2004 Coachmen Rendezvous, 2004 Coachmen Revere, 2004 Coachmen Roadmaster-Mm, 2003 Coachmen Somerset Dreamcatcher, and 24 more.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V279000.

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