NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V271000

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/trailer — Georgie Boy · reported 19 Jun 2008 · 4,231 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

COACHMEN IS RECALLING 4,231 MY 1999-2002 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER, LANDAU AND PURSUIT, MY 1999-2000 CRUISE AIR, MY 1999-2001 MAVERICK AND MY 2000-2002 GEORGIE BOY SUITE MOTOR HOMES 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 fix

COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
08V271000
Filed by
Coachmen Rv Company, Llc
Report received
19 Jun 2008
Owners notified
30 Jul 2008
Potentially affected
4,231

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 Georgie Boy Cruise Air 2000 Georgie Boy Cruise Air 1999 Georgie Boy Cruise Master 2000 Georgie Boy Cruise Master 2001 Georgie Boy Cruise Master 2002 Georgie Boy Cruise Master 1999 Georgie Boy Landau 2000 Georgie Boy Landau 2001 Georgie Boy Landau 2002 Georgie Boy Landau 1999 Georgie Boy Maverick 2000 Georgie Boy Maverick 2001 Georgie Boy Maverick 1999 Georgie Boy Pursuit 2000 Georgie Boy Pursuit 2001 Georgie Boy Pursuit 2002 Georgie Boy Pursuit 2000 Georgie Boy Suite 2001 Georgie Boy Suite 2002 Georgie Boy Suite

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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