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NHTSA EQ EQ08010

EQ · DOMETIC CORPORATION TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATO · Opened 2008-06-23 · Closed 2008-12-03

Investigation

Action number
EQ08010
Type
EQ
Open date
2008-06-23
Close date
2008-12-03
Manufacturer
Dometic Corporation
Affected makes
DOMETIC
Affected components
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Affected model years
9999
Affected (make, year) variants
664

Summary

ON 04/11/08 DOMETIC FILED A DEFECT REPORT STATING CERTAIN TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATORS CONTAIN A BOILER TUBE THAT MAY FATIGUE AND DEVELOP A CRACK.SHOULD A CRACKED BOILER TUBE RELEASE A CONCENTRATED AMOUNT OF COOLING LIQUID AND AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE MAY OCCUR. A FIRE CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. RMD MAILED INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS TO 227 COMPANIES ON 7/1/2008 AND AGAIN ON 9/30/2008.FROM THOSE MAILINGS, 78 COMPANIES INSTALLED THESE REFRIGERATORS INTO MOTOR VEHICLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY FILED DEFECT REPORTS WITH NHTSA, 89 COMPANIES SUBMITTED WRITTEN RESPONSES BUT WERE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A DEFECT REPORT, AND 28 COMPANIES FAILED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO RMD'S INFORMATION REQUEST LETTERS.32 LETTERS WERE UNDELIVERABLE.NOTES FOR EACH MAILING CAN BE FOUND ATTACHED BELOW OR IN THE DOCUMENT REPOSITORY.THIS EQ IS CLOSED.

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