NHTSA campaign 07V457000

J&S CUSTOM TRAILERS Recall 07V-457: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 07V457000 was reported by J&S CUSTOM TRAILERS on September 27, 2007, with 41 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the B&W GV48, B&W GV50, B&W GV52 and more for model years 2001–2003.

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 07V457000 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: 07V457000 (also written 07V-457 or 07V457)
Filed by: J&S CUSTOM TRAILERS
Report received: September 27, 2007
Potentially affected: 41 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V457000. 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.

Aluminum Trailer

Aluminum Trailer Gooseneck
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 5, 2002 – August 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Aluminum Trailer recalls

B&W

B&W GV48
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built December 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
B&W GV50
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built December 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
B&W GV52
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built December 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All B&W recalls

Gold Rush

Gold Rush 1216SEO
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – April 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Gold Rush recalls

Pace

Pace Trailer
- 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Pace recalls

Storm

Storm WX44 Rolling Thunder
- 2001 · Vehicles built October 20, 2000 – October 20, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Storm WX48 Cyclone GN
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built March 1, 2002 – September 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Storm WX50 Cyclone GN
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – January 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Storm recalls

T&E

T&E GN
- 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All T&E recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V457000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CUSTOM LIVING QUARTER OR LOUNGE TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THESE REFRIGERATORS 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

J&S 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 J&S AT 1-785-826-9455.

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 07V457000

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.