NHTSA recall 08V173000
Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Sprinter 2500
The defect
Sportsmobile IS recalling 6 my 2003-2006 2500 sprinter van class b regular body and extended body recreational vehicles 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.
The risk
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
The remedy
Sportsmobile 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 recall began on april 10, 2008. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or sportsmobile at 1-512-835-4409.