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NHTSA Recall 07V230000: Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

NATIONAL RV, INC. reported this safety recall to NHTSA on , covering an estimated 21,326 vehicles. It affects 21 models including the National RV Blaze'n.

21,326
vehicles potentially affected
21
models affected
2008
owners notified (January 17)
NHTSA campaign07V230000
ComponentEQUIPMENT › RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Report receivedJune 4, 2007
Owner notificationJanuary 17, 2008
Initiated byManufacturer

Defect

Certain motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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.

Safety risk

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

Remedy

National rv 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 owners 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 national rv at 1-800-999-7260, ext. 4335. The national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA), an agency of the united states department of transportation, has been notified that national rv, inc. And its holding company, national rv holdings, inc., have filed for bankruptcy. NHTSA has been advised that owners who wish to pursue claims related to safety recall repair work on their national rv vehicles may file a proof of claim with the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california, riverside division. The case number assigned to this matter is 07-17941. The proof of claim form and instructions are available online at the court's website www.cacb.uscourts.gov. Additional information about the bankruptcy and its proceedings may also be found at www.omnimgt.com/nationalrv. National rv's phone number is (951) 943-6007. Information about safety recalls on national rv's products may be found at www.safercar.gov. The NHTSA wishes to advise owners of recalled products that, in the interests of their safety and the safety of the motoring public, all safety recall work should be performed on motor vehicles and items of equipment.

Notes

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.

Vehicles covered by recall 07V230000

Make and modelModel years
National RV Blaze'n2003
National RV Caribbean2000, 2001
National RV Dolphin1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Dolphin LX2002, 2003
National RV Islander2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Marlin2001, 2002
National RV Mystique2002
National RV Palisades2002, 2003
National RV Palisades FW2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Rage'n2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Sea Breeze1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Sea Breeze FW1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Sea Breeze LX2002, 2003
National RV Sea View1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
National RV Seabreeze2003
National RV Splash2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Surfside1999, 2000, 2001
National RV Tradewinds1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
National RV Tradewinds LE2002, 2003
National RV Tradewinds Ltc2003
National RV Tropi-Cal1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Being listed here means the campaign covers the model year, not that every car was built with the defect or is still unrepaired. Enter your VIN above to check your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free at authorised dealers. Source: NHTSA, October 2026.