Please check your RV fridge!!!!!!!

[AZ1000]

All, I got a call from my wife on Wednesday that noone needs to get,
We were headed to Parker for the weekend and taking our beloved Buzzy to do a little testing, so I was in the F250 with the race trailer, and Judy and Tamara had the Motorhome. They were out of my site for just a minute, when I got a frantic call on the cell phone from Judy, saying the Motorhome was on FIRE. (HOLY *****), "GET OUT" was all the advise I could give. I got there as a wonderful Marine and a retired Fire Fighter were putting the fire out. (They stopped it, but there is still Alot of Damage).
Everyone was OK and we went ahead to Parker, (without the motorhome) and had a great Thanksgiving.
But..........
If you own an RV of any kind, please check to see if you have a Dometic Refrigerator in it. As we have found out since Wednesday, there is a recall on these due to a severe fire hazard. Duh....
If you Google them all of the info including model and serial numbers effected by the recall are available.
Please learn from the Blue Buzzard-B-Q......Check it out now, before your RV goes up in flames.
This is a serious problem that effects alot of RV's, so please if you have not received your recall, CHECK IT OUT!!!

[michael_loomis]

Wow! glad everyone is ok! Sorry to hear about your motorhome.

Are they going to help cover any of the damage??

[AZ1000]

Wow! glad everyone is ok! Sorry to hear about your motorhome.

Are they going to help cover any of the damage??

Our insurance person says that the insurance company will go after them to get them to pay, amd there is some info on the web for class action suits against the company allready, so hopefully they have the funds to fix it.....

[michael_loomis]

ouch.. well, I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya! look at the brightside.. it could have been MUCH worse!

[mark@PhotoAhead]

A person I work with bought a old old trailer that had one of those fridges in it and he got a new fridge from them.I think he had a fire too but don't really remember.
I know he said the fridge he got was a upgraded one from what he had.

[jeff]

Equipment Brand Name / Part No. or Model No.: Production Dates:
DOMETIC / NDR1062 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM2652 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM2662 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM2663 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM2852 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM2862 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM3662 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM3663 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM3862 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003
DOMETIC / RM3863 APR 01, 1997 - MAY 31, 2003

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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 06E076000
Summary:
CERTAIN DOMETIC TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATORS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1997 AND MAY 2003: SERIAL NOS. 713XXXXX THROUGH 752XXXXX; 801XXXXX THROUGH 852XXXXX; 901XXXXX THROUGH 952XXXXX; 001XXXXX THROUGH 052XXXXX; 101XXXXX THROUGH 152XXXXX; 201XXXXX THROUGH 252XXXXX; 301XXXXX THROUGH 319XXXXX, INSTALLED IN CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE BOILER TUBE WHICH MAY RELEASE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence:
THE RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy:
THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES THAT HAD THE REFRIGERATORS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND DOMETIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFTERMARKET REFRIGERATORS. DOMETIC WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY BURNER HOUSING FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC AT 888-446-5157.

[Waldo]

Sorry for the fire...glad the familia is okay.

I Just got a notice in the mail yesterday...We use our 5th wheel all the time. I put her back in storage prior to getting the mail. Will definitely be checking that thing.