NHTSA campaign 02V277007

Champion Recall 02V277007: CHAMPION BUS/REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT FIRE

NHTSA recall 02V277007 was reported by CHAMPION BUS, INC. on November 22, 2002, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion Challenger for model years 1997–1999.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02V277007
Filed by: CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Report received: November 22, 2002
Potentially affected: 4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V277007. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Champion

Champion Challenger
- 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built February 1, 1997 – May 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V277007.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 1200LR AND 1200RIM WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 700000 AND 1008700 . THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE LOW CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE LIQUID SOLUTION SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE SEALED, PRESSURIZED COOLING UNIT THROUGH A SMALL CRACK.

Safety consequence

IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUALLY OPERATED, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COOLING UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NORCOLD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-667-3005.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V277007

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.