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DOMETIC RM2652 — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

fire · 926399 · 2012-07-05

Vehicle

Make
DOMETIC
Model
RM2652
Year
Manufacturer
Dometic Corporation
Component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10464338
Machine
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