| NHTSA Record Id: 775 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015353000079688000000330 |
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| Model Name: WANDERLODGE |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V277003 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 24 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 03 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 173 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 18 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company |
Report Received Date: Nov, 05 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 07 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : Certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 1200lr and 1200rim with serial numbers between 700000 and 1008700 and manufactured between december 1996 and february 1999. these refrigerators can experience low cycle fatigue failure which can lead to the liquid solution slowly leaking from the sealed, pressurized cooling unit through a small crack. |
Consequence Summary: If a leak occurs and the unit is continually operated, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Norcold will notify its customers and provide a replacement cooling unit free of charge. owner notification began november 11, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold service center at 1-800-667-3005. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers cancontact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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