National Rv Sea Breeze 1999
Model Sea Breeze made in 1999 by National Rv got 3 consumer complains as well as 3 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment and tires. There were some recalls concerningequipment and fuel system, other.
Model 1999
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V230000 | NATIONAL RV, INC. | from 01/01/1996 to 12/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 21326 | 01/17/2008 | MFR | NATIONAL RV, INC. | 06/04/2007 | 06/07/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | National rv will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). 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 owners in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or national rv at 1-800-999-7260, ext. 4335. the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), an agency of the united states department of transportation, has been notified that national rv, inc. and its holding company, national rv holdings, inc., have filed for bankruptcy. nhtsa has been advised that owners who wish to pursue claims related to safety recall repair work on their national rv vehicles may file a proof of claim with the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california, riverside division. the case number assigned to this matter is 07-17941. the proof of claim form and instructions are available online at the court's website www.cacb.uscourts.gov. additional information about the bankruptcy and its proceedings may also be found at www.omnimgt.com/nationalrv. national rv's phone number is (951) 943-6007. information about safety recalls on national rv's products may be found at www.safercar.gov. the nhtsa wishes to advise owners of recalled products that, in the interests of their safety and the safety of the motoring public, all safety recall work should be performed on motor vehicles and items of equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may 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. | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - MOUNTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V279000 | NATIONAL RV, INC. | from 10/01/1997 to 04/30/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 2950 | 12/12/1999 | MFR | NATIONAL R.V. INC. | 10/14/1999 | 10/26/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with a model 1546 liquid propane gas (lpg) tank installed. the tank bracket can fail and could subsequently detach completely from the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install bolt-on brackets. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin during november 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact national rv at 1-800-439-3653.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| TRAILER HITCHES | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V285000 | NATIONAL RV, INC. | from 02/01/1998 to 08/31/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 1272 | 10/17/2001 | MFR | NATIONAL R.V. INC. | 09/05/2001 | 09/21/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers. the trailer pin box steel structure could fail at the welds or tubular steel structure due to fatigue. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could lead to separation of the steel tubes comprising the gooseneck and partial or complete detachment of the pin box connection between the tow vehicle and the fifth wheel gooseneck steel structure. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reinforce the gooseneck structural steel assembly. owner notification began october 17, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact national rv at 1-800-439-3653. the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), an agency of the united states department of transportation, has been notified that national rv, inc. and its holding company, national rv holdings, inc., have filed for bankruptcy. nhtsa has been advised that owners who wish to pursue claims related to safety recall repair work on their national rv vehicles may file a proof of claim with the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california, riverside division. the case number assigned to this matter is 07-17941. the proof of claim form and instructions are available online at the court's website http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov . additional information about the bankruptcy and its proceedings may also be found at http://www.omnimgt.com/nationalrv . national rv's phone number is (951) 943-6007. information about safety recalls on national rv's products may be found at www.safercar.gov. the nhtsa wishes to advise owners of recalled products that, in the interests of their safety and the safety of the motoring public, all safety recall work should be performed on motor vehicles and items of equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||
| 04/24/2003 | 40490 | 1 | 04/26/1999 |
| Tl*the contact owned a 1999 national sea breeze. the dometic refrigerator malfunctioned because the hub failed. the refrigerator was replaced ,and the manufacturer stated that it failed too soon. the contact no longer owns the rv. the failure mileage was 40,490. *ak | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| Recall 81e511000; ford put lable on vehicle stating that there should be no attempt by consumer to put air in tire. dealer never did anything about recall on tires. claimed recall was for f450 and f550 models, not for recreational vehicles.*ak *yd | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| Recall 81e511000; ford put lable on vehicle stating that there should be no attempt by consumer to put air in tire. dealer never did anything about recall on tires. claimed recall was for f450 and f550 models, not for recreational vehicles.*ak *yd | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | ENGERGH | EDMONDSON RV |