NHTSA campaign 09V289000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Coachmen RV Company, LLC: Equipment

Coachmen RV Company, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 23, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 932. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

COACHMEN IS RECALLING 932 MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2003 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER, MY 2000-2002 MAVERICK AND PURSUIT, MY 2000 & 2002 CRUISE AIR AND MY 2001-2002 SUITE MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD MODEL 1200LRIM REFRIGERATORS, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 1, 2001 TO DECEMBER 31, 2002, WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 1273701 AND 1536607, NON-CONSECUTIVELY. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK. IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE REFRIGERATOR CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED AFTER SOLUTION CIRCULATION HAS CEASED THE HEAT SOURCE COULD GENERATE VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. AT SUCH HIGH TEMPERATURES, THE COOLING UNIT COULD RUPTURE.

The risk

IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUES TO OPERATE, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

The remedy

COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD AND NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLE'S REFRIGERATOR WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 09E-027). OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD'S RECALL CENTER AT 1-800-767-9101.

15 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2003 Georgie Boy Cruise Master	2	7
2003 Georgie Boy Pursuit	0	6
2002 Georgie Boy Cruise Air	3	4
2002 Georgie Boy Cruise Master	0	7
2002 Georgie Boy Maverick	0	2
2002 Georgie Boy Pursuit	0	6
2002 Georgie Boy Suite	0	4
2001 Georgie Boy Cruise Master	1	5
2001 Georgie Boy Maverick	0	3
2001 Georgie Boy Pursuit	1	5
2001 Georgie Boy Suite	2	4
2000 Georgie Boy Cruise Air	0	5
2000 Georgie Boy Cruise Master	1	5
2000 Georgie Boy Maverick	0	3
1999 Georgie Boy Cruise Master	3	6

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 09V289000.

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