NHTSA campaign 08V316000
Rexhall Recall 08V-316: REFRIGERATOR/FIRE/NORCOLD
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V316000 was reported by REXHALL INDUSTRIES INC on July 14, 2008, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Rexhall Aerbus for the 2005 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V316000 (also written 08V-316 or 08V316)
- Filed by
- REXHALL INDUSTRIES INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ08-009 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V316000. 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.
Rexhall
Rexhall Aerbus
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 8, 1997 – April 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V316000.
Defect description
REXHALL IS RECALLING 6 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
REXHALL IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E-030). NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR REXHALL AT 661-726-0565.
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 08V316000
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.