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NHTSA recall 08V380000

Equipment · Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

August 1, 2008report date
6,002units 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: Heartland 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

2007 Heartland Big Country, 2008 Heartland Big Country, 2005 Heartland Bighorn, 2006 Heartland Bighorn, 2007 Heartland Bighorn, 2008 Heartland Bighorn, 2007 Heartland Cyclone, 2008 Heartland Cyclone, 2005 Heartland Landmark, 2006 Heartland Landmark, 2007 Heartland Landmark, 2008 Heartland Landmark, 2007 Heartland Razor, 2008 Heartland Razor, 2006 Heartland Sundance, 2007 Heartland Sundance, 2008 Heartland Sundance, 2007 Heartland Trail Runner.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V380000.

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