# NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
> NHTSA complaint `899866` · 2012-01-13 · Norcold Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NORCOLD
- **Model:** REFRIGERATOR
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Norcold Inc.
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
## Narrative
CPSC#I1160395A. TAHOE FIFTH WHEEL RV. CONSUMER STATED MAY 12TH THEY EXPERIENCED THE SMELL OF AMMONIA AND NO COOLING BY THE UNIT.  ON MAY 15TH AT 1 A.M., THEIR DOGS WOKE THEM TO FIND THE WHOLE TRAILER ON FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THEY LOST EVERYTHING AND BARELY MADE IT OUT. *LN  AN ELECTRICAL FORENSICS TEAM, FOUND THE UNIT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*