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NHTSA Recall 07V431000: Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

LANCE CAMPER MFG. CORP. reported this safety recall to NHTSA on , covering an estimated 7,692 vehicles. It affects 26 models including the Lance 1010.

7,692
vehicles potentially affected
26
models affected
2007
owners notified (November 5)
NHTSA campaign07V431000
ComponentEQUIPMENT › RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Report receivedSeptember 5, 2007
Owner notificationNovember 5, 2007
Initiated byNHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Defect

On certain slide-in pickup truck recreational campers 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.

Safety risk

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

Remedy

Lance 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 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 lance camper at 1-661-949-3322.

Notes

Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by recall 07V431000

Make and modelModel years
Lance 10101999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Lance 10201999, 2000
Lance 10252002
Lance 10301999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Lance 10612000, 2001, 2002
Lance 11101999
Lance 11201999, 2000
Lance 11212000, 2001, 2002
Lance 11301999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Lance 11402000, 2001
Lance 11612001, 2002
Lance LL5001998
Lance LL500EC1997, 1998
Lance LL8801997
Lance LL880EC1997, 1998
Lance LL9451997
Lance LL945EC1997, 1998
Lance LL980EC1997, 1998
Lance LL990EC1997, 1998
Lance LS50001997, 1998
Lance LS5000EC1997, 1998
Lance LS80001997, 1998
Lance LS8000EC1997, 1998
Lance LS95001997
Lance LS9500FC1997, 1998
Lance LS9800EC1998

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.