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NHTSA recall 08V319000

Equipment · REXHALL INDUSTRIES INC

July 15, 2008report date
36units 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: If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.

The fix: Rexhall 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…

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All model years NHTSA lists

2005 Rexhall Aerbus, 2005 Rexhall American Clipper, 2005 Rexhall Base Camp, 2005 Rexhall Rexair, 2005 Rexhall San Scape, 2005 Rexhall Vision.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V319000.

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