Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 Alfa Toyhouse

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1
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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 › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Jan 1, 2009AZ

DOMETIC'S SBH KIT WAS INSTALLED TO TURN OF GAS TO REF. DURING USE TUBE RUPTURED AND AMMONIA CAME OUT AND THE GAS DID NOT TURN OFF. THE REFRIGERATOR NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WE WENT BACK TO THE PLACE THAT DID THE RECALL REPLACEMENT KIT WHO THEN CALLED DOMETIC AND WE WERE TOLD THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REPLACE THE COOLING UNITS. DOMETIC HAS SINCE HAD A RECALL ON THE REF. FROM 2003 TO 2007. WE FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE UNIT AS THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THEIR DEFECT. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20061000Routine
2003 — this page1100Routine
20020100Routine
20010100Routine
20000100Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
19970100Routine
19940100Routine
19931110Routine

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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.