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NHTSA recall 08V381000

Equipment · Starcraft RV

August 1, 2008report date
16,644units 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: Starcraft 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…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2005 Starcraft Ambient, 2004 Starcraft Antigua, 2005 Starcraft Antigua, 2006 Starcraft Antigua, 2007 Starcraft Antigua, 2006 Starcraft Antigua Xlt, 2004 Starcraft Aruba, 2005 Starcraft Aruba, 2006 Starcraft Aruba, 2007 Starcraft Aruba, 2004 Starcraft Aruba Fw, 2005 Starcraft Aruba Fw, 2006 Starcraft Aruba Fw, 2007 Starcraft Aruba Fw, 2005 Starcraft Aruba Tahiti, 2005 Starcraft Aruba Tahiti Fw, 2004 Starcraft Homestead, 2005 Starcraft Homestead, 2006 Starcraft Homestead, 2007 Starcraft Homestead, 2004 Starcraft Homestead Fw, 2005 Starcraft Homestead Fw, 2006 Starcraft Homestead Fw, 2007 Starcraft Homestead Fw, 2005 Starcraft Homestead Rancher, 2005 Starcraft Homestead Rancher Fw, 2004 Starcraft Homestead Settler, 2005 Starcraft Homestead Settler, 2006 Starcraft Homestead Settler, 2007 Starcraft Homestead Settler, 2007 Starcraft Nxp, 2006 Starcraft Starcraft St, 2007 Starcraft Starcraft St, 2007 Starcraft Starstream, 2004 Starcraft Travel Star, 2005 Starcraft Travel Star, 2006 Starcraft Travel Star, 2007 Starcraft Travel Star, 2006 Starcraft Travelstar Xlt.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V381000.

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