2001 Northwood Arctic Fox, Northwood Desert Fox and others recall: recreational vehicle/trailer
Northwood Manufacturing, LLC reported this safety recall on August 28, 2007. It covers about 3,630 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 3,630
- reported
- Aug 28, 2007
- owners notified
- May 10, 2007
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain fifth wheel, travel, and toy hauler trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the refrigerator 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
- Northwood 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. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or northwood at 1‑541‑962‑6274.
Recall number 07V389000
Affected vehicles
- Northwood Arctic Fox 2001 2001
- Northwood Desert Fox 2001 2001
- Northwood Nash 2001 2001
Questions about recall 07V389000
Is there a recall on the 2001 Northwood Arctic Fox, Northwood Desert Fox and others recreational vehicle/trailer?
Yes. Recall 07V389000, reported on August 28, 2007, covers about 3,630 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 07V389000?
Northwood 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. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or northwood at 1‑541‑962‑6274.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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