{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=DOMETIC","name":"DOMETIC","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","data_provider_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-07-27T09:31:35.624Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":56,"deaths":0,"injured":8,"fires":51},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","n":25},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","n":25},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:REFRIGERATOR","n":2},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP","n":1},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","n":1}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"1977003","date_received":"2024-03-20","make":"DOMETIC","model":"DOMETIC","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"The domestic refrigerator on this 2016 KEYSTONE RV caught on fire while traveling.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1977003"},{"cmplid":"1977005","date_received":"2024-03-20","make":"DOMETIC","model":"DOMETIC","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:REFRIGERATOR","description":"The domestic refrigerator on this 2016 KEYSTONE RV caught on fire while traveling.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1977005"},{"cmplid":"1961508","date_received":"2024-01-25","make":"DOMETIC","model":"DOMETIC","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:REFRIGERATOR","description":"The contact owed a 2003 Forest River Wildcat equipped with a Dometic refrigerator model 2652/2682  gas absorption,. The contact stated that while the RV was parked under a barn, the vehicle spontaneously caught fire. The RV burned to the frame. The barn structure, an unknown Chevrolet truck, a tractor, equipment, and other structures were also destroyed during the fire. The fire department extinguished the fire within a week. There was no police report. The female occupant in the RV detected smoke from the refrigerator but was not injured. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. A third-party investigator company reported that the fire was due to the refrigerator. The mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1961508"},{"cmplid":"1923836","date_received":"2023-08-31","make":"DOMETIC","model":"COOKING STOVE","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP","description":"The contact owns a 2022 Fleetwood Bounder RV equipped with a Dometic Three Burner Cooking Stove. The contact stated that the cooking stove was leaking propane. The Carbon Monoxide alarm sounded. The local dealer was notified of the failure and sent a mobile technician, who performed a bubble test and determined that the cooking stove was defective, and the gas tank regulator was opened. The gas tank regulator was turned off. The cooking stove was not repaired. The contact stated that he was exposed to Carbon Monoxide poisoning and was taken to the hospital, where he received medical attention. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1923836"},{"cmplid":"1799022","date_received":"2022-03-02","make":"DOMETIC","model":"DOMETIC","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"The contact owns a 2019 Heartland Mallard M27 RV equipped with a Dometic AC unit, Manufacturer number: B57915.711J0, Serial number: 73826296, and Product number: 936002207. The contact stated while he was asleep, he started to smell a burning odor entering through the AC vents. The contact stated he turned off the AC unit and the power. The contact was able to continue sleeping and the odor went away. The contact stated no one was injured or sought medical attention. The contact stated that the electrical wire connectors to the compressor on the AC unit were melted. The contact stated that an independent mechanic came to the RV and replaced the AC unit. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The VIN was not available.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1799022"},{"cmplid":"1762208","date_received":"2021-08-09","make":"DOMETIC","model":"COOKING STOVE","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","description":"The contact owns a 2019 Jayco J-flight. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V184000 (Equipment) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact contacted the dealer who confirmed that the parts were ordered however the repair was pushed back several times due to parts not being available. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had stated the vehicle's carbon dioxide and smoke detector sensor had set off indicating that one or both were occurring. There was no actual fire or smoke however there was a fuel like odor that remained in the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 200.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1762208"},{"cmplid":"1329693","date_received":"2016-10-28","make":"DOMETIC","model":"DM2663","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"CPSC: ABSORPTION REFRIGERATOR MODEL DM2663RBX.: CONSUMER STATED A BOILER TUBE SEAM RUPTURED, AND RELEASED FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. *SS  THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNIT FAILED TWICE.  THE SERVICE CENTER PULLED THE UNIT OUT AND DISCOVERED IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. DOMETIC WAS REPLACING THE UNIT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1329693"},{"cmplid":"1223207","date_received":"2015-09-28","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM3862","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE MOUNTAINEER CAMPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE CAMPER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE CAMPER AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE CAMPER CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR AMMONIA LEAKED AND INITIATED THE FIRE. THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAMPER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1223207"},{"cmplid":"1189569","date_received":"2015-06-09","make":"DOMETIC","model":"NDR1062","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: NDR1292 AND SERIAL NUMBER: 32600102. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE MOTOR HOME WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE REFRIGERATOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE MOTOR HOME AND REFRIGERATOR WERE DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1189569"},{"cmplid":"1083365","date_received":"2014-07-07","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2852","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JAYCO PRECEPT RV EQUIPPED WITH AN ELETROLUX/FRIGIDAIRE KG SERIES MICROWAVE, MODEL NUMBER: CFMV152CLB (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY PAD FAILED TO ENGAGE AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE MICROWAVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FLAMES WERE NOT PRESENT.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE MICROWAVE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V196000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS UNABLE TO BE HONORED DUE TO THE MICROWAVE BEING A BUILT IN UNIT. THE MICROWAVE WAS NOT REPAIRED.  THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.   UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED TO HIS SATISFACTION. UPDATED 11/17/14","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1083365"},{"cmplid":"1083367","date_received":"2014-07-07","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2852","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JAYCO PRECEPT RV EQUIPPED WITH AN ELETROLUX/FRIGIDAIRE KG SERIES MICROWAVE, MODEL NUMBER: CFMV152CLB (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY PAD FAILED TO ENGAGE AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE MICROWAVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FLAMES WERE NOT PRESENT.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE MICROWAVE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V196000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS UNABLE TO BE HONORED DUE TO THE MICROWAVE BEING A BUILT IN UNIT. THE MICROWAVE WAS NOT REPAIRED.  THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.   UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED TO HIS SATISFACTION. UPDATED 11/17/14","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1083367"},{"cmplid":"1029311","date_received":"2013-12-30","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2652","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR (MODEL RM2652, SERIAL # 305-00765).  THE RIG WAS PARKED AND PLUGGED ON OUR PROPERTY.  I NOTICED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT COOLING.  THE ON/OFF SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION, SO I TURNED THE FRIDGE OFF AND ON AGAIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO \"REBOOT\".   WITHIN SECONDS THE TRAILER FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE HORRID SMELL OF AMMONIA.  I EMPTIED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO THE CABINET UNDER THE FRIDGE (WHERE THE MAJORITY OF SMOKE WAS COMING FROM) AND EXITED THE TRAILER.  ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRAILER FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE \"FRIDGE ACCESS PANEL\".  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND I BEGAN PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES WITH A GARDEN HOSE.  THE FIRE DESTROYED THAT PANEL COMPLETELY AND WAS WORKING ITS WAY UP THE WALLS.  THE FIRE CHIEF ADVISED ME THAT MANY DOMETIC REFRIGERATORS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM.  WE HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL.   *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1029311"},{"cmplid":"994126","date_received":"2013-07-15","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2652","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: RM2652. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR EXPLODED AND LEAKED FREON INTO THE CAMPER. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO BECOMING SICK FROM THE SMELL INSIDE THE CAMPER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DUE TO THE UNIT BEING CONCEALED, THE VAPORS COULD NOT HARM THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND PICTURES TO THEM TO DETERMINE IF THE REFRIGERATOR SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT COMPLIED AND WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/994126"},{"cmplid":"965905","date_received":"2013-03-01","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2652","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL NUMBER RM2652LB1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE REFRIGERATOR IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. MAH","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/965905"},{"cmplid":"962106","date_received":"2013-02-08","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM3862","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC RM3862 REFRIGERATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED AN ENGINEER INSPECTED THE REFRIGERATOR AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE IN THE GAS BURNER CHAMBER. THE ENGINEER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE REFRIGERATOR WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT) BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED WHEN THE NOTICE WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT REPAIRED.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/962106"},{"cmplid":"934297","date_received":"2012-08-15","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM15D","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB WEB SITE:       MESSAGE: VAN ACCIDENT INCIDENT - 2000 DODGE VAN 2500    ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 AROUND 4PM, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MARYVILLE TO  PICK UP A TV.  TRAVELING SOUTH ON EBENEZER ROAD, I ENGAGED THE CRUISE  CONTROL SETTING IT AT 45 MPH.  APPROACHING NORTH SHORE IN THE RIGHT  LANE, I SAW 4-6 CARS WAITING AT THE LIGHT.  I TAP THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VAN ACCELERATION.  I TURNED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO MISS THE CARS IN THE RIGHT LANE.  I REPOSITION MY FOOT BY LIFTING IT UP THINKING THAT I HAD PRESS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE, AND PRESS IT BACK ON THE BRAKE.  THE VAN WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY WAS IT STILL ACCELERATING?  BY THAT TIME, I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND HAD NO CONTROL.  I HIT A POLE AND GUARD RAIL ON THE FAR SIDE OF NORTH SHORE.  I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE.  ALL OF THIS TOOK AROUND 10 SECONDS.  THE VAN WAS TOTALED!    ARE THERE OTHERS REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL?  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/934297"},{"cmplid":"926399","date_received":"2012-07-05","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2652","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR (MODEL NUMBER: RM2652) WHICH WAS HOUSED IN A 1997 STARCRAFT LEISURE STAR RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE SIDE VENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON ENTERING NOTICED BLACK SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR. THE VEHICLE AND THE PROPERTY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/926399"},{"cmplid":"904903","date_received":"2012-02-13","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2852","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER RM2852, SERIAL NUMBER 51000266. THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER: 06E076000, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN AMMONIA LEAK AND ODOR. THE CONTACT TURNED THE REFRIGERATOR OFF AFTER SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE AT HIS LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. HE NOTICED THE SMELL MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE REFRIGERATOR BECAME WARM AND THEN COLD. THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE THE AMMONIA FAILURE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE OR VIA WARRANTY BEFORE THEY COULD INSTALL THE REPAIR KIT AT NO CHARGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN DEATH. THE SERVICE CENTER ALSO ADVISED HIM TO OPEN THE WINDOWS AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY AFTER NOTIFYING THEM THAT THE ODOR WAS MUCH WORSE ON SATURDAY. THE CONTACT WILL ALSO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A HEADACHE AND HIS THROAT WAS IRRITATED BY THE AMMONIA ODOR.    REMAILED 10/01/2014*LJ","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/904903"},{"cmplid":"882426","date_received":"2011-09-28","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2852","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER","description":"I HAVE A 1999 NEWMAR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. IT WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2010. THE DEALER WAS BOAT N RV WAREHOUSE IN WEST COXACKIE NEW YORK. IT HAS A DOMETIC RM 2852 REFRIGERATOR IN IT. THE DEALER FAILED TO MAKE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS PERSUANT TO THE DOMETIC RECALL, OR VERIFY THAT IT WAS DONE, OR NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL.  AS A RESULT THERE WAS A FIRE.  I FEEL THAT THE DEALER WAS NEGLIGENT IN NOT PERFORMING THE REPAIRS OR INFORMING ME THAT THIS DEFECT EXISTED. ARE THEY LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE TO PERFORM OPEN RECALLS BEFORE THE SALE JUST AS AN AUTOMOTIVE DEALER IS?  *TT","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/882426"},{"cmplid":"865487","date_received":"2011-07-06","make":"DOMETIC","model":"RM2862","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TRAVEL SUPREME TRAILER WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER RM2862. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A METAL SHIELD WAS PLACED AROUND THE BASE OF THE REFRIGERATOR AS THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR LATER EXPLODED AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY OR PREVENT THE FAILURE.    UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF    UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/865487"}]}