2003 Fleetwood Prowler Equipment Problems

“Letter regarding 2003 Fleetwood Prowler. Consumer had problems with the power converter, it failed twice. The dealer was contacted and they gave the consumer a replacement part. The original unit was a 45 amp but the replacement was a 35 amp. The converter went out again and the dealership suggested that the consumer use a 55 amp unit. The consumer is concerned whether or not the increase of amperage will create chances of fire. One other problem was the wood panel on the refrigerator fell off.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Prowler rv. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. While on vacation, the contact was informed by a firefighter that his rv caught fire due to the dometic refrigerator. A report was filed. One week after the failure, he received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment). The manufacturer did not assist. The contact still has possession of the rv, which was completely destroyed by the fire. The purchase date was unknown. Updated 5/14/09 updated 05/14/09.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Fleetwood Prowler. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact smelled ammonia in the vehicle. The refrigerator and boiler failed to operate normally on june 22, 2008. Dometic stated that they were unable to make the recall repair since the warranty had expired. The contact never received a recall notice and was advised by another dometic owner that the recall exists. The recall number and failure mileage were unknown. Updated 9/24/08. The consumer stated the boiler tube had burned. Updated 09/26/08.”