West Texas Conversions: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
West Texas Conversions reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 10, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 23. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
WEST TEXAS IS RECALLING 23 MY 2006-2007 CEC, MY 2007 ELITE, SOONER, AND MY 2004-2007 INTEGRITY AND EXISS HORSE TRAILERS 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.
The risk
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
WEST TEXAS WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). 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. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR WEST TEXAS AT 1-254-965-0842.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 West Texas Cec | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 West Texas Elite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 West Texas Exiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 West Texas Integrity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 West Texas Sooner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 West Texas Cec | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 West Texas Exiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 West Texas Integrity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 West Texas Exiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 West Texas Integrity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 West Texas Exiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 West Texas Integrity | 0 | 1 | 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 08V531000.
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