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NHTSA campaign 08V362000

Coleman and Fleetwood Recall 08V-362: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V362000 was reported by FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER, INC. on July 30, 2008, with 1,394 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coleman Caravan, Coleman Caravan Micro-Lite and Fleetwood Resort for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on January 5, 2009, 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 08V362000 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
08V362000 (also written 08V-362 or 08V362)
Filed by
FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,394 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Equipment Query EQ08-010 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V362000. 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.

Coleman

  • Coleman Caravan

    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 1, 2003 – May 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Coleman Caravan Micro-Lite

    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 1, 2003 – May 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Coleman recalls

Fleetwood

  • Fleetwood Resort

    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2003 – May 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Fleetwood recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V362000.

Defect description

FLEETWOOD FOLDING IS RECALLING 1,394 MY 2004 CARAVAN, MICRO-LITE AND MY 2005 RESORT TRAVEL 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

IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

FLEETWOOD FOLDING IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). 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 FLEETWOOD FOLDING AT 1-814-445-9661.

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 08V362000

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.