Recall Detail

NORCOLD / N300.3 / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8623 Vehicale/Equipment Name: NORCOLD
Recalled Component Id: 000009658000085589000000330 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: N300.3 Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99E036000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER Manufacturer That Filed Report: NORCOLD INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1992 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 15 1999
Report For : E Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 127035
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 05 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Norcold Inc. Report Received Date: Oct, 18 1999
Record Creation date : Oct, 27 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Equipment description: gas/electric absorption refrigerators used in recreational vehicles and camping trailers. the swivel nut which is an integral connection component of a pressure tap device has "stress corrosion cracking." Consequence Summary: This cracking can lead to an open fracture in the brass nut, potentially allowing propane gas to leak.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the swivel nut/pressure tap component and replace with a remedy kit. Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 5, 1999.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 at 1-937-497-3080. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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