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NHTSA recall 08V370000

Equipment · Crossroads RV

July 21, 2008report date
17,353units 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: Crossroads rv 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

All model years NHTSA lists

2006 Crossroads Belair, 2007 Crossroads Belair, 2005 Crossroads Cross Terrain, 2006 Crossroads Cross Terrain, 2007 Crossroads Cross Terrain, 2006 Crossroads Crossfire, 2007 Crossroads Crossfire, 2006 Crossroads Crossforce, 2007 Crossroads Crossforce, 2004 Crossroads Cruiser, 2005 Crossroads Cruiser, 2006 Crossroads Cruiser, 2007 Crossroads Cruiser, 2004 Crossroads Paradise Pointe, 2005 Crossroads Paradise Pointe, 2006 Crossroads Paradise Pointe, 2007 Crossroads Paradise Pointe, 2004 Crossroads Silverado, 2005 Crossroads Zinger, 2006 Crossroads Zinger, 2007 Crossroads Zinger.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V370000.

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