NHTSA recall 08V369000
Equipment · THOR AMERICA
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: Thor america 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…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2003 Thor Chateau
- 2003 Thor Citation
- 2003 Thor Corsair
- 2004 Thor Chateau
- 2004 Thor Citation
- 2004 Thor Corsair
- 2005 Thor Chateau
- 2005 Thor Citation
- 2005 Thor Corsair
- Thor Chateau
- Thor Citation
- Thor Corsair
All model years NHTSA lists
2003 Thor Chateau, 2004 Thor Chateau, 2005 Thor Chateau, 2003 Thor Citation, 2004 Thor Citation, 2005 Thor Citation, 2003 Thor Corsair, 2004 Thor Corsair, 2005 Thor Corsair.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V369000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.