# NHTSA EQ EQ08009
> **NORCOLD, INC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS** · Opened 2008-05-30 · Closed 2008-10-06
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EQ08009
- **Type:** EQ
- **Open date:** 2008-05-30
- **Close date:** 2008-10-06
- **Manufacturer:** Norcold Inc.
- **Affected makes:** NORCOLD
- **Affected components:** EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- **Affected model years:** 9999
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 57
## Summary

ON 03/25/08 NORCOLD FILED A DEFECT REPORT STATING CERTAIN ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS MAY EXPERIENCE A REFRIGERANT LEAK.IF A REFRIGERATOR CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITHOUT REFRIGERANT LIQUID, VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN OCCUR POSSIBLY LEADING TO A FIRE.AS MANY OF THESE REFRIGERATORS ARE INSTALLED IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, A FIRE CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. RMD MAILED INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS TO 21 VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS ON 6/17/2008.OF THOSE RESPONSES, MONACO COACH, COACHMEN, TRAVEL UNITS, & WINNEBAGO HAD FILED DEFECT REPORTS PRIOR TO RECEIVING RMD'S NOTICE, ALFA LEISURE'S LETTER WAS RETURNED AS THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS ON 4/30/2008, AND SEVERAL COMPANIES WERE BOAT MODIFIERS THAT WOULD NOT FILE DEFECT REPORTS WITH NHTSA.10 VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS FILED A DEFECT REPORT WITH NHTSA AND NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMER BASE ACCORDINGLY. THIS EQUIPMENT QUERY IS CLOSED. IR RESPONSES CAN BE FOUND BELOW OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EQ08009)
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