NHTSA campaign 08V548000

Allen Camper Recall 08V-548: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V548000 was reported by ALLEN CAMPER MFG. CO., INC. on October 20, 2008, with 17 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Allen Camper Outpost Lite and Allen Camper Idle-Time for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on October 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 08V548000 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: 08V548000 (also written 08V-548 or 08V548)
Filed by: ALLEN CAMPER MFG. CO., INC.
Report received: October 20, 2008
Potentially affected: 17 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified: October 10, 2008
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 08V548000. 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.

Allen Camper

Allen Camper Idle-Time
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 26, 2005 – May 26, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Allen Camper Outpost Lite
- 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built October 26, 2004 – November 16, 2006 (per NHTSA)

All Allen Camper recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V548000.

Defect description

ALLEN CAMPER IS RECALLING 17 MY 2005-2007 OUTPOST LITE (251 FB, 261 FL, 271 BH, 281 BHSS, AND 325 FKDS) TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MY 2006 IDLE TIME (2900 FRLSS) FIFTH WHEEL 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

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

Manufacturer remedy

ALLEN CAMPER WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER 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 ALLEN CAMPER 1-580-857-2413.

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 08V548000

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.