2002 Alfa Ideal

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V220000

Filed May 21, 20075,625 vehiclesAlfa Leisure,inc.

Defect. CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS 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.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. ALFA LEISURE 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 YOU 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 ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment

Filed Jul 20, 2007OR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS TWO DOMETIC RM3862 REFRIGERATORS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR BOTH DOMETICS. HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK PERFORMED FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW. THE CONTACT IS 100% DISABLED AND THE REFRIGERATORS CANNOT BE TRANSPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT OFFERED TO PAY DOMETIC TO MAKE A SERVICE CALL. DOMETIC REFUSED AND INFORMED HIM TO TRANSPORT THE REFRIGERATORS. THE SERIAL NUMBERS FOR BOTH DOMETICS ARE 12300034 AND 20500046. THE PART AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM TRYING TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED EITHER THEY SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE OR THE CALL IS BEING DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT FORMS. UPDATED 08/13/07 *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003	0	1	Routine
2002 — this page	1	1	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	0	1	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 21, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.