Dometic (rm 2852) refrigerator quit working then exploded and destroyed camper by fire.
The worst 2003 Adventure Timberlodge problems
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Recalls 2
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Adventure is recalling 5,750 my 2003-2006 timberlodge, treasureship, riverside, glacier and cody fifth wheel and travel trailers 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.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Adventure will be working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or adventure at 1‑765‑475‑9500.
Recall number 08V341000 · Recall details
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain fifth wheel and travel 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.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Adventure 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 adventure at 1‑765‑475‑9500.
Recall number 07V110000 · Recall details
What 2003 Adventure Timberlodge owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Dometic (rm 2852) refrigerator quit working then exploded and destroyed camper by fire.
The van just started making a loud noise in the engine after hundreds of dollars later and still no ride the bolt that holds the rocker arm in place pulled out the head threads and all now its worthless.
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Questions about the 2003 Adventure Timberlodge
Is the 2003 Adventure Timberlodge reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2003 Adventure Timberlodge, close to a typical Timberlodge model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2003 Adventure Timberlodge?
Engine and cooling, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2003 Adventure Timberlodge have?
2 recalls, covering equipment.
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