National Rv Sea View 2000
Model Sea View made in 2000 by National Rv got 1 consumer complain as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to equipment. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2000
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V230000 | NATIONAL RV, INC. | from 01/01/1998 to 12/31/2002 | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||
| 08/02/2008 | 13391 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 national rv sea view. the contact received a recall notice approximately five months ago. he followed the instructions and shut off the refrigerator unit to keep it from catching fire. the vehicle was taken in for repair and they installed a heat shield. the contact was informed that the unit was not cooling properly and needed to be replaced. the mechanic advised him to call dometic for the replacement unit. as of august 6, 2007, the contact has not purchased a new refrigerator unit. no other repairs have been made. the failure and current mileages were 13,391. updated 12-15-08 *bf the refrigerator was not checked before or after the heat shield was installed. so when the consumer started the refrigerator for the first time since march it was not cooling properly and there was a smell of ammonia. dometic informed the consumer they would only cover installing the heat shield to prevent the tubing from rupturing, however the tubing had already ruptured while the rv was in storage. the heat shield was supposed to prevent the rupturing. updated 12/17/08. *jb | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | WILSONVILLE | 97070 | CAMPING WORLD | 800-446-9039 |