Norcold Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Norcold Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 18, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 127,035. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: GAS/ELECTRIC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS USED IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND CAMPING TRAILERS. THE SWIVEL NUT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION COMPONENT OF A PRESSURE TAP DEVICE HAS "STRESS CORROSION CRACKING."
The risk
THIS CRACKING CAN LEAD TO AN OPEN FRACTURE IN THE BRASS NUT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SWIVEL NUT/PRESSURE TAP COMPONENT AND REPLACE WITH A REMEDY KIT.
32 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Norcold N260 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Norcold N260.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Norcold N300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Norcold N300.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Norcold Refrigerator | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold N260 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold N260.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold N300 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold N300.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Norcold Refrigerator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Norcold Refrigerator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Norcold Refrigerator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Norcold Refrigerator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Norcold Refrigerator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Norcold Refrigerator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Norcold 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Norcold 323 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Norcold Refrigerator | 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 99E036000.
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