| NHTSA Record Id: 32276 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: NEWMAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000023263000221585000000330 |
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| Model Name: AMERICAN STAR |
Model Year: 2002 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V075000 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 31 2003 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 16190 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 30 2008 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Newmar Corporation |
Report Received Date: Mar, 05 2007 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 05 2007 |
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| Defect Summary : Certain class a and diesel pusher motor homes and fifth wheel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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. |
Consequence Summary: Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Newmar 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 you 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 newmar at 1-574-773-7791. |
Recall 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. |
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