Recalls During June 2008
Posted on August 4, 2008
MY = Model Year
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued recall notices for the following RVs:
Motor Homes
Coachmen is recalling 4,231 MY 1999-2002 Georgie Boy Cruise Master, Landau and Pursuit, MY 1999-2000 Cruise Air, MY 1999-2001 Maverick and MY 2000-2002 Georgie Boy Suite motor homes equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Coachmen is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The recall is expected to begin during July 2008. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Coachmen at 1-800-453-6064. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-009, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-271
Coachmen is recalling 37,293 motor homes and fifth wheel travel trailers 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. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Coachmen is working with Dometic in order 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. Dometic has retained Stericycle Inc. to manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact Dometic/Stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or Coachmen at 574-825-5821. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-010, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-279
Damon is recalling 265 MY 2007 Intruder (373, 374, 378), MY 2007-2009 Outlaw (3611), and MY 2009 Challenger (371, 376, 377, 378) motor homes built on Ford chassis for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, 'Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles other than Passenger Cars." The metric and English values for the tire air pressures were inadvertently switched. The labels read 90KPA/620PSI and should read 620KPA/90PSI. Under or over-inflated tires can cause or contribute to premature tire failure, possibly resulting in a sudden blowout or other failure which could result in a loss of control of the vehicle. Owners will be sent a revised certification label with the correct tire pressure values along with installation instructions. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Damon at 1-800-860-3812. 08V-255
Fleetwood is recalling certain Class A gas and diesel motor homes, Class C motor homes, and conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Fleetwood is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The recall is expected to begin during July 2008. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Fleetwood at
1-800-509-3418. 08V-240
Forest River is recalling 1 MY 2001 Tsunami Class A diesel pusher motor home equipped with a Norcold refrigerator. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Forest River is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The recall is expected to begin during July or August 2008. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Forest River at 1-574-389-4600. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-009, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-277
Foretravel is recalling 3 MY 1998-1999 and 2001 U320 coaches equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Foretravel is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The recall is expected to begin during July 2008. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Foretravel at 1-936-564-8367. 08V-250
Monaco is recalling certain motor homes equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Monaco is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Monaco at 1-800-685-6545. 08V-257
Spartan Chassis is recalling 213 MY 2007-2008 MM, and MY 2008 K2, K3, and SU motor home chassis. Certain chassis fasteners may fracture resulting in poor handling of the vehicle, loss of steering, and/or reduced level of suspension performance. Loss of steering will increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect and replace fasteners as needed. The recall began on June 30, 2008. Owners may contact Spartan Chassis at 1-800-543-4277. 08V-275
Travel Units is recalling 2 MY 2000 Models 3300FB-5 and 3600FB-5 motor homes equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Travel Units is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Travel Units at 1-574-293-8785. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-009, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-264
Winnebago is recalling certain motor homes equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Winnebago is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Winnebago at 1-641-585-3535. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-009, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-265
Travel Trailers and Fifth Wheels
Carriage is recalling 187 MY 2001-2002 Carrri-Lite, MY 1999-2001 Carriage, MY 2000-2002 Carriage LS and MY 1999-2001 Royals recreational vehicles equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Carriage is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Carriage at 1-574-642-3622. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-009, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-260
Dutchmen is recalling 478 MY 2007-2009 N'Tense, Victory Lane, and Winner's Circle travel trailers for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, 'Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.' These trailers were built without rear reflex reflectors. Lack of reflectors could lead to reduced visibility of the travel trailer increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will send reflectors and installation instructions to customers. Customers will have the option of installing the reflectors or taking their trailer to the nearest Dutchmen dealer to have the installation done. The recall is expected to begin on or about July 14, 2008. Owners may contact Dutchmen at
1-866-869-1109. 08V-268
Extreme RV is recalling 12,951 MY 2003-2004 Sportsmaster, Monterey, Extreme and MY 1997-2003 Kit RV Calay, Companion, Espre, Extreme, Millinium, Monterey, Patio Hauler, Road Ranger, Sportsmaster and Sunchaser travel and fifth wheel trailers 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. Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. Extreme RV will be working with Dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 06E076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse. Dometic has retained Stericycle Inc. to manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact Dometic/Stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or Extreme RV at 1-208-453-2500. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ06-019, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-252
General Coach is recalling 1 MY 2000 Corsair Excella trailer equipped with a Norcold refrigerator. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. General Coach is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or General Coach at 1-800-842-0622. 08V-256
Jayco is recalling 74 MY 1999-2001 Designer fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. Jayco is working with Norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions (please see 08E030). The recall is expected to begin during July 2008. Owners may contact Norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or Jayco at 1-574-825-5861. 08V-24
Monaco is recalling 22 MY 2009 Alumascape fifth wheel, Alumascape Suite and Presidential travel trailers. These trailers fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, “Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles other than Passenger Cars." When tires were changed on these vehicles, the Federal identification label was printed with incorrect information. The tire inflation is listed as 80 PSI when the correct pressure should be 65 PSI. Over inflated tires could cause or contribute to premature tire failure, possibly resulting in a sudden blowout or other failure which could result in a loss of control of the unit increasing the risk of a crash. Monaco will mail the corrected labels along with instructions to affected owners. Customers will have the option for dealers to install the label for them. The recall is expected to begin during July 2008. Owners may contact Monaco at 1-800-685-6545. 08V-27
New Horizon is recalling certain fifth wheel and travel trailers 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. If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. New Horizon is working with Dometic in order 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 (please see 08E032). Dometic has retained Stericycle Inc. to manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact Dometic/Stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or New Horizon at 1-800-235-3140. This recall was the subject of an Equipment Query, EQ08-010, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 08V-281
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