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NHTSA recall 08V368000

Equipment · FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL

July 21, 2008report date
1,633units 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: Four winds 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…

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All model years NHTSA lists

2004 Four Winds Mandalay, 2005 Four Winds Mandalay, 2006 Four Winds Mandalay, 2007 Four Winds Mandalay, 2005 Four Winds Presidio, 2006 Four Winds Presidio, 2007 Four Winds Presidio, 2006 Four Winds Valencia, 2007 Four Winds Valencia.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V368000.

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