- Vehicles
- 7,692
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 26
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 5 November 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1999-2002 Lance 1010
- 1999-2000 Lance 1020
- 2002 Lance 1025
- 1999-2002 Lance 1030
- 2000-2002 Lance 1061
- 1999 Lance 1110
- 1999-2000 Lance 1120
- 2000-2002 Lance 1121
- 1999-2002 Lance 1130
- 2000-2001 Lance 1140
- 2001-2002 Lance 1161
- 1998 Lance LL500
- 1997-1998 Lance LL500EC
- 1997 Lance LL880
- 1997-1998 Lance LL880EC
- 1997 Lance LL945
- 1997-1998 Lance LL945EC
- 1997-1998 Lance LL980EC
- 1997-1998 Lance LL990EC
- 1997-1998 Lance LS5000
- 1997-1998 Lance LS5000EC
- 1997-1998 Lance LS8000
- 1997-1998 Lance LS8000EC
- 1997 Lance LS9500
- 1997-1998 Lance LS9500FC
- 1998 Lance LS9800EC
What the defect is
On certain slide-in pickup truck recreational campers 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.
What could happen
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
What gets fixed
LANCE 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 THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 September 2007
- Owners notified5 November 2007
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 5 September 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 lance camper at 1-661-949-3322.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- LANCE CAMPER MFG. CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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 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.
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.