Tl*the contact owns a 1998 skyline layton. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm3662. The contact noticed a yellowish residue and an ammonia odor emanating from the equipment. The equipment was replaced and the contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment). The manufacturer advised him to submit reimbursement forms and supporting documents. One year later, he was advised by a representative that he was ineligible for reimbursement because his claim was not in the reimbursement parameter. The contact originally submitted the forms within the given timeframe. The failure and current mileages were not applicable. Updated 020209 *bf updated 02/03/09.
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Recalls 3
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain truck campers, 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
- Skyline 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 skyline at 1‑574‑294‑6521.
Recall number 07V074000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: recreational vehicles equipped with 45 amp magnetek power converters. A weakened bypass capacitor on the converter's printed circuit board can cause a breakdown of the capacitor allowing electrical current leakage.
- Risk
- Electrical current leakage could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Magnetek is replacing these power converters.
Recall number 98V240001 · Recall details
Fuel system, other: storage
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with 20 lb. Lpg cylinders supplied by manchester tank. These cylinders are equipped with an overfill protection. The overfill protection device may not function properly.
- Risk
- If a cylinder is overfilled, and some of the gas leaks out, the vapors could ignite if there was a source of ignition present.
- Remedy
- Manchester tank is performing the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Manchester will replace these lpg cylinders.
Recall number 98V010002 · Recall details
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