NHTSA campaign 07V389000
Northwood Recall 07V-389: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V389000 was reported by NORTHWOOD MANUFACTURING, LLC on August 28, 2007, with 3,630 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Northwood Arctic Fox, Northwood Desert Fox and Northwood Nash for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on May 10, 2007, 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 07V389000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V389000 (also written 07V-389 or 07V389)
- Filed by
- NORTHWOOD MANUFACTURING, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,630 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V389000. 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.
Northwood
Northwood Arctic Fox
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2001 – July 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Northwood Desert Fox
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2001 – July 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Northwood Nash
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 2001 – July 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V389000.
Defect description
CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL, TRAVEL, AND TOY HAULER TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE REFRIGERATOR 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
NORTHWOOD 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 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 NORTHWOOD AT 1-541-962-6274.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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 07V389000
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.