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NHTSA campaign 08V173000

SPORTSMOBILE TEXAS, INC Recall 08V-173: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V173000 was reported by SPORTSMOBILE TEXAS, INC on April 15, 2008, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sprinter 2500 for model years 2003–2006. Owners were notified on April 10, 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 08V173000 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
08V173000 (also written 08V-173 or 08V173)
Filed by
SPORTSMOBILE TEXAS, INC
Report received
Potentially affected
6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V173000. 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.

Sprinter

  • Sprinter 2500

    • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V173000.

Defect description

SPORTSMOBILE IS RECALLING 6 MY 2003-2006 2500 SPRINTER VAN CLASS B REGULAR BODY AND EXTENDED BODY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 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.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

SPORTSMOBILE 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. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR SPORTSMOBILE AT 1-512-835-4409.

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 08V173000

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.