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NHTSA recall 08V346000

Equipment · Forest River, Inc.

July 7, 2008report date
107,417units 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: Forest river is working with dometic 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

2003 Forest River All American Sport, 2004 Forest River All American Sport Rv, 2005 Forest River All American Sport Rv, 2006 Forest River All American Sport Rv, 2003 Forest River Auto Master, 2004 Forest River Auto Master, 2005 Forest River Auto Master, 2006 Forest River Auto Master, 2003 Forest River Auto Plus, 2004 Forest River Auto Plus, 2005 Forest River Auto Plus, 2006 Forest River Auto Plus, 2003 Forest River Cardinal, 2004 Forest River Cardinal, 2005 Forest River Cardinal, 2006 Forest River Cardinal, 2003 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2004 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2005 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2006 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2003 Forest River Cherokee, 2004 Forest River Cherokee, 2005 Forest River Cherokee, 2006 Forest River Cherokee, 2003 Forest River Eliminator, 2004 Forest River Eliminator, 2005 Forest River Eliminator, 2006 Forest River Eliminator, 2003 Forest River Flagstaff, 2004 Forest River Flagstaff, 2005 Forest River Flagstaff, 2006 Forest River Flagstaff, 2003 Forest River Forester, 2004 Forest River Forester, 2005 Forest River Forester, 2006 Forest River Forester, 2003 Forest River Georgetown, 2004 Forest River Georgetown, 2005 Forest River Georgetown, 2006 Forest River Georgetown, 2003 Forest River Grand Surveyor, 2004 Forest River Grand Surveyor, 2005 Forest River Grand Surveyor, 2006 Forest River Grand Surveyor, 2003 Forest River Lexington, 2004 Forest River Lexington, 2005 Forest River Lexington, 2006 Forest River Lexington, 2003 Forest River Lexington Gt, 2004 Forest River Lexington Gt, 2005 Forest River Lexington Gt, 2006 Forest River Lexington Gt, 2003 Forest River Mb Cruiser, 2004 Forest River Mb Cruiser, 2005 Forest River Mb Cruiser, 2006 Forest River Mb Cruiser, 2003 Forest River Qualifier, 2004 Forest River Qualifier, 2005 Forest River Qualifier, 2006 Forest River Qualifier, and 48 more.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V346000.

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