2005 Fleetwood Gearbox

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD GEAR BOX TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DOMETIC REGARDING HIS REFRIGERATOR AND THE FATIGUE CRACK THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THE BOILER TUBE. THE NOTICE ALSO INDICATED THAT IF A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION IS RELEASED IN AN AREA WHERE GAS OR FLAMES ARE PRESENT A FIRE COULD OCCUR. A FLEETWOOD DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR KIT IS ONLY A HEAT SHIELD TO CONTAIN THE FIRE AND REPAIR THE CRACK. DOMETIC ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD TO PREVENT A FIRE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO NUMEROUS DEALERS. EVERY TIME HE CALLED A LOCAL RV STATION, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PAY THE DEALER FOR THE WORK PERFORMED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE EQUIPMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL. THE PART NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.