NHTSA recall 08V366000

Equipment · Newmar Corporation

July 17, 2008report date

2,192units 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: Newmar 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 the…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2004 Newmar American Star, 2005 Newmar American Star, 2007 Newmar Bay Star, 2008 Newmar Bay Star, 2008 Newmar Canyon Star Ca, 2004 Newmar Dutch Star, 2005 Newmar Dutch Star, 2006 Newmar Dutch Star, 2007 Newmar Dutch Star Dp, 2005 Newmar Kountry Aire, 2004 Newmar Kountry Aire Fw, 2004 Newmar Kountry Star, 2005 Newmar Kountry Star, 2006 Newmar Kountry Star, 2007 Newmar Kountry Star, 2003 Newmar Kountry Star Dp, 2004 Newmar Kountry Star Dp, 2005 Newmar Kountry Star Dp, 2006 Newmar Kountry Star Dp, 2004 Newmar Mountain Aire, 2005 Newmar Mountain Aire, 2006 Newmar Mountain Aire, 2007 Newmar Mountain Aire, 2004 Newmar Mountain Aire Dp, 2005 Newmar Mountain Aire Dp, 2006 Newmar Mountain Aire Dp, 2003 Newmar Scottsdale, 2004 Newmar Scottsdale, 2005 Newmar Scottsdale, 2007 Newmar X-Aire Fw.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V366000.

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