2002 National RV Islander
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2002 National RV Islander. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Remedy
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.
Country coach has reported that the toyo 275/70r m102z tires on certain motor homes are defective and could fail unexpectedly.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could cause a loss of vehicle control increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace these tires with michelin 275/70r XZA2 tires. the federal tire labels will also be replaced. the recall began on november 8, 2006. owners may contact country coach at 1-800-547-8015.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
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TL* - the contact called regarding the recall in the good sams magazine for dometic refrigerator, model#rm2852, serial # 1510303086. the contact owns a 2002 seaview rv by national. the contact replaced the cooling coil in the dometic refrigerator due to a leak on january 12, 2006. *ak
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