POLAR TRAILER 1998: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

Make : POLAR Model : TRAILER Year : 1998
Build Dates : 1997-09-01 - 2000-10-30
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V174000
Date Owner's Notified: 0000-00-00 Date Received by ODI: 2008-04-16 Date Added to Database: 2008-04-16
Manufacturers Involved: MOBILE CONCEPTS BY SCOTTY INC.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 35
Summary:
      MOBILE CONCEPTS IS RECALLING 35 MY 1997-2001 SCOTTY SINGLE, DOUBLE, AND TRIPLE TRAILERS AND MY 1998 MODELS 2400 AND 2700 TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR 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:
      RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy:
      MOBILE CONCEPTS 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. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR MOBILE CONCEPTS AT 1-724-542-7640.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      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.