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Safety recall · 09V089000

Equipment: recreational vehicle / trailer Triple E RV recall

TRIPLE E RECREATIONAL VEHICLES reported this recall to NHTSA on March 18, 2009. It covers about 75 vehicles across 26 model years listed below. The repair is free.

Campaign
09V089000
Reported
Mar 18, 2009
Vehicles
75
Area
Equipment & accessories

The problem

Triple e is recalling 75 my 2004-2007 empress commander, embassy, regency and topaz, my 2004-2005, 2007 signature, and my 2005-2007 regency gt 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.

The risk

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

The fix

Triple e 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. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or triple e at 204-325-4361.

Contacts

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.Safercar.Gov>http://www.Safercar.Gov</a> .

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 Triple E RV dealer will do the repair free, whether or not you bought the vehicle there. Quote campaign 09V089000.
  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 09V089000 recall repair free?

Yes. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix safety recalls free of charge. TRIPLE E RECREATIONAL VEHICLES's dealers do the work; the remedy is described above.

How do I know if my vehicle is part of recall 09V089000?

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 09V089000 announced?

TRIPLE E RECREATIONAL VEHICLES reported it to NHTSA on March 18, 2009. 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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