Showtime Conversions, custom RV/Caravan producers, are working with Dometic to recall the 2004 Showhauler. The Showhauler that has a two-door refrigerator made by Dometic has a boiler tube design defect. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall on February 2, 2009.
Because of the structure of the of the boiler tube, a flammable substance could escape and since gas is possibly present (from the gas stove, a cigarette lighter, etc.) fire could result.
The 2001 Showtime Showhauler had the same problem with the Norcold Refrigerator. NATSA recalled that version back in September 2008. Together there are very few vehicles that need to be recalled, only seven in total.
Showtime will work with both Dometic and Norcold to repair and replace the defective parts. The replacements will be made free of charge, as is usually the case in recalls. In the case of the Dometic, the repair will be to install a secondary burn housing, a new thermal fuse and a new melt fuse. In the case of the 2001 Showhaulers, Norcold will provide the owner with a thermal switch kit and the necessary forms and instructions.
So from how this reads, it seems as if the Norcold version expects the owner to perform the replacements themselves. This sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen, since the replacements will arrive at the consumer’s door and possibly sit in that same place until the day the caravan bursts into flame. Maybe dramatic, but within the realm of possibilities. Though RV drivers tend to be get-up-and-go, do-it-yourself types and not necessarily procrastinators. Norcold had better hope this is the case.
Showtime Conversions is a company specializing in custom built living quarters that was established in 1995. Dometic Group is a supplier of leisure products for caravans/RVs, autos, trucks and marine vessels. They were established in 2001. Norcold, owned by the Thetford Corporation makes and sells specially-made refrigerators for caravans and marine vessels. Norcold was founded in 1959.
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