Recall 07V424000: 1998–2003 Carriage Carriage and 2 other models

Report received

Sep 4, 2007

Manufacturer

CARRIAGE, INC

Potentially affected

88vehicles

Model years

1998–2003

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

On certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Possible consequence

Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Remedy

Carriage will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or carriage at 1-574-642-4145.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Carriage Carri Lite6 complaints
• 2000 Carriage Carri Lite2 complaints
• 2001 Carriage Carri Lite1 complaints
• 2002 Carriage Carri Lite0 complaints
• 1998 Carriage Carriage0 complaints
• 1999 Carriage Carriage0 complaints
• 2000 Carriage Carriage0 complaints
• 2001 Carriage Carriage0 complaints
• 2002 Carriage Carriage0 complaints
• 2003 Carriage Carriage0 complaints
• 1998 Carriage Carriage LS0 complaints
• 1999 Carriage Carriage LS0 complaints
• 2000 Carriage Carriage LS0 complaints
• 2001 Carriage Carriage LS1 complaints
• 2002 Carriage Carriage LS0 complaints