Carriage, Inc: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Carriage, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 10, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 187. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CARRIAGE IS RECALLING 187 MY 2001-2002 CARRRI-LITE, MY 1999-2001 CARRIAGE, MY 2000-2002 CARRIAGE LS AND MY 1999-2001 ROYALS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK.
The risk
EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.
The remedy
CARRIAGE IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR CARRIAGE AT 574-642-3622.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Carriage Carri Lite | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Carriage Carriage LS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Carriage Carri Lite | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Carriage Carriage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Carriage Carriage LS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Carriage Royals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Carriage Carriage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Carriage Carriage LS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Carriage Royals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Carriage Carriage | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Carriage Royals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V260000.
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