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NHTSA campaign 08V271000

COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC Recall 08V-271: REFRIGERATOR/FIRE/NORCOLD

NHTSA recall 08V271000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on June 19, 2008, with 4,231 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Georgie BOY Cruise Master, Georgie BOY Landau, Georgie BOY Pursuit and more for model years 1999–2002. Owners were notified on July 30, 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 08V271000 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
08V271000 (also written 08V-271 or 08V271)
Filed by
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
4,231 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V271000. 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.

Georgie BOY

  • Georgie BOY Cruise Air

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Georgie BOY Cruise Master

    • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Georgie BOY Landau

    • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Georgie BOY Maverick

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Georgie BOY Pursuit

    • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Georgie BOY Suite

    • 2000 · Vehicles built starting March 1, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Georgie BOY recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V271000.

Defect description

COACHMEN IS RECALLING 4,231 MY 1999-2002 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER, LANDAU AND PURSUIT, MY 1999-2000 CRUISE AIR, MY 1999-2001 MAVERICK AND MY 2000-2002 GEORGIE BOY SUITE MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK.

Safety consequence

EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.

Manufacturer remedy

COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.

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 08V271000

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.