NHTSA campaign 08V252000

Extreme RV and KIT RV Recall 08V-252: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V252000 was reported by EXTREME RV LLC on June 5, 2008, with 12,951 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KIT RV Calay, KIT RV Companion, KIT RV Espre and more for model years 1997–2004.

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 08V252000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V252000 (also written 08V-252 or 08V252)
Filed by: EXTREME RV LLC
Report received: June 5, 2008
Potentially affected: 12,951 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V252000. 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.

Extreme RV

Extreme RV Extreme
- 2003, 2004
Extreme RV Monterey
- 2003, 2004
Extreme RV Sportsmaster
- 2003, 2004

All Extreme RV recalls

KIT RV

KIT RV Calay
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Companion
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Espre
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Extreme
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Millinium
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Monterey
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Patio Hauler
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Road Ranger
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Sportsmaster
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
KIT RV Sunchaser
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

All KIT RV recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V252000.

Defect description

EXTREME RV IS RECALLING 12,951 MY 2003-2004 SPORTSMASTER, MONTEREY, EXTREME AND MY 1997-2003 KIT RV CALAY, COMPANION, ESPRE, EXTREME, MILLINIUM, MONTEREY, PATIO HAULER, ROAD RANGER, SPORTSMASTER AND SUNCHASER TRAVEL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS 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

EXTREME 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 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 EXTREME RV AT 1-208-453-2500.

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 08V252000

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.