- Vehicles
- 21,326
- Built between
- Jan 1996 – Dec 2003
- Models
- 21
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 January 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1996 and December 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003 National Rv Blaze'nBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 2000-2001 National Rv CaribbeanBuilt January 1999 to December 2001
- 1997-2003 National Rv DolphinBuilt January 1996 to December 2003
- 2002-2003 National Rv Dolphin LXBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 2001-2003 National Rv IslanderBuilt January 2000 to December 2003
- 2001-2002 National Rv MarlinBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 2002 National Rv MystiqueBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 2002-2003 National Rv PalisadesBuilt January 2002 to December 2003
- 2000-2003 National Rv Palisades FWBuilt January 2000 to December 2003
- 2001-2003 National Rv Rage'nBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 1997-2003 National Rv SEA BreezeBuilt January 1996 to December 2003
- 1997-2003 National Rv SEA Breeze FWBuilt January 1996 to December 2003
- 2002-2003 National Rv SEA Breeze LXBuilt January 2002 to December 2003
- 1998-2002 National Rv SEA ViewBuilt January 1998 to December 2002
- 2003 National Rv SeabreezeBuilt January 2003 to December 2003
- 2001-2003 National Rv SplashBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 1999-2001 National Rv SurfsideBuilt January 1999 to December 2001
- 1997-2003 National Rv TradewindsBuilt January 1996 to December 2003
- 2002-2003 National Rv Tradewinds LEBuilt January 2001 to December 2003
- 2003 National Rv Tradewinds LTCBuilt January 2003 to December 2003
- 1997-2003 National Rv Tropi-CALBuilt January 1996 to December 2003
What the defect is
Certain motor homes 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.
What could happen
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
What gets fixed
NATIONAL RV 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 OWNERS IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1996 to December 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 June 2007
- Owners notified17 January 2008
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 June 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or national RV at 1-800-999-7260, ext. 4335. The national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA), an agency of the united states department of transportation, has been notified that national RV, inc. And its holding company, national RV holdings, inc., have filed for bankruptcy. NHTSA has been advised that owners who wish to pursue claims related to safety recall repair work on their national RV vehicles may file a proof of claim with the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california, riverside division. The case number assigned to this matter is 07-17941. The proof of claim form and instructions are available online at the court's website www.cacb.uscourts.gov. Additional information about the bankruptcy and its proceedings may also be found at www.omnimgt.com/nationalrv. National rv's phone number is (951) 943-6007. Information about safety recalls on national rv's products may be found at www.safercar.gov. The NHTSA wishes to advise owners of recalled products that, in the interests of their safety and the safety of the motoring public, all safety recall work should be performed on motor vehicles and items of equipment.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NATIONAL RV, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.