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NHTSA recall 08V365000

Equipment · R-VISION

July 21, 2008report date
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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: R-vision 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 assist…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2006 R-Vision Trail-Lite.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V365000.

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