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Safety recall · 08V382000

Equipment: recreational vehicle / trailer Sundowner recall

SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC. reported this recall to NHTSA on August 5, 2008. It covers about 2,185 vehicles across 5 model years listed below. The repair is free.

Campaign
08V382000
Reported
Aug 5, 2008
Vehicles
2,185
Area
Equipment & accessories

The problem

Sundowner is recalling 2,185 my 2003-2006 sunlite lq 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.

The risk

If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.

The fix

Sundowner is working with dometic 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. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or sundowner at 1-580-937-4256.

Contacts

Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

What to do

  1. Check your VIN. Enter it at nhtsa.gov/recalls - it shows whether this recall applies to your vehicle and whether the repair has been done.
  2. Call a dealer. Any authorized Sundowner dealer will do the repair free, whether or not you bought the vehicle there. Quote campaign 08V382000.
  3. Ask about parts and a loaner. If parts aren't available yet, ask what to do in the meantime.
  4. Keep your paperwork. If you paid for this repair before the recall, you may be able to get reimbursed - here's how.

Vehicles covered

Questions

Is the 08V382000 recall repair free?

Yes. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix safety recalls free of charge. SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC.'s dealers do the work; the remedy is described above.

How do I know if my vehicle is part of recall 08V382000?

Not every vehicle of a listed model year is included. Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or call a dealer with your VIN.

When was recall 08V382000 announced?

SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC. reported it to NHTSA on August 5, 2008. Owners are usually notified by mail within about two months.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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