Dometic Corporation Recall (Sep 2006)

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Subject:
(Insert Vehicle Manufacturer's Name)
Dometic Refrigerator Recall
NHTSA Recall
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Dear Valued Customer:
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act.
REASON FOR THIS RECALL
(Insert Vehicle Manufacturer) has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in
certain vehicles it manufactured equipped with
Dometic refrigerators. This decision was based on
information provided by
Dometic Corporation that a defect exists in some of the refrigerators that
Dometic manufactured between April 1997 and May 2003 for installation in recreational vehicles. (Insert
Vehicle Manufacturer) installed these refrigerators in recreational vehicles that it manufactured from April
1997 to (insert month
/ year).
The Problem:
A fatigue crack can develop in the boiler tube of the identified refrigerators, which can permit the release
of pressurized coolant solution. If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific
circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
Af'fected Units:
The potentially affected refrigerators have the following model numbers:
NI1R1062, RM2652, RM2662, RM2663, RM2852, RM2862, RM3662, RM3663, RM3862, RM3863
The possibly affected units have serial numbers beginning with the following combinations:
7
13xxxxx through 752xxxxx
80 1 xxxxx through 852xxxxx
90 1 xxxxx through 952xxxxx
001xxxxx through 052xxxxx
10 lxxxxx through 152xxxxx
20 1 xxxxx through 252xxxxx
30 lxxxxx through 319xxxxx.
If ,you own one of the above units, it requires immediate service and continuing use could pose a potential
salety hazard.

WHAT WE WILL DO
(Insert Vehicle Manufacturer), in cooperation with Dometic…

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