Recall 08V531000: West texas conversions

Report received

Oct 10, 2008

Manufacturer

West texas conversions

Potentially affected

23vehicles

Model years

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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

West texas is recalling 23 my 2006-2007 cec, my 2007 elite, sooner, and my 2004-2007 integrity and exiss horse trailers 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

West texas will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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. The recall began on july 20, 2008. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or west texas at 1-254-965-0842.