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NHTSA campaign 07V230000

National RV Recall 07V-230: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

NHTSA recall 07V230000 was reported by NATIONAL RV, INC. on June 4, 2007, with 21,326 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the National RV Dolphin, National RV Sea Breeze, National RV Sea Breeze FW and more for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on January 17, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V230000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V230000 (also written 07V-230 or 07V230)
Filed by
NATIONAL RV, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
21,326 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V230000. 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.

National RV

  • National RV BLAZE'N

    • 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Caribbean

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Dolphin

  • National RV Dolphin LX

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Islander

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Marlin

    • 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Mystique

    • 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Palisades

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Palisades FW

    • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Ragen

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Sea Breeze

  • National RV Sea Breeze FW

  • National RV Sea Breeze LX

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Sea View

  • National RV Splash

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Surf Side

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Tradewinds

    • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 1996 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Tradewinds LE

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Tradewinds LTC

    • 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • National RV Tropi-CAL

All National RV recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V230000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, 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.

Safety consequence

RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

NATIONAL RV WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER 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 FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST OWNERS 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 NATIONAL RV AT 1-800-999-7260, EXT. 4335. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT NATIONAL RV, INC. AND ITS HOLDING COMPANY, NATIONAL RV HOLDINGS, INC., HAVE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. NHTSA HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT OWNERS WHO WISH TO PURSUE CLAIMS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THEIR NATIONAL RV VEHICLES MAY FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM WITH THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE DIVISION. THE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THIS MATTER IS 07-17941. THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE COURT'S WEBSITE WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANKRUPTCY AND ITS PROCEEDINGS MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV. NATIONAL RV'S PHONE NUMBER IS (951) 943-6007. INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON NATIONAL RV'S PRODUCTS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV. THE NHTSA WISHES TO ADVISE OWNERS OF RECALLED PRODUCTS THAT, IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC, ALL SAFETY RECALL WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V230000

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.