1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR Problems & Recalls
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I OWN A 2014 WINNEBAGO ERA 70X. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I HAD TO HAVE MY NORCOLD N3104 REFRIGERATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2014. NOW AGAIN THE REFRIGERATOR HAS FAILED DUE TO BLACKENED OVERHEATED CIRCUIT BOARD DUE TO FAILURE OF 12V PORTION OF THE 3 WAY REFRIGERATOR. NORCOLD SAYS I NEED ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3750FL EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, SERIAL NUMBER 12711643. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND IT FAILED TO COOL ITS CONTENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3750FL EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, SERIAL NUMBER 12711643. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND IT FAILED TO COOL ITS CONTENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A NORCOLD RV REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: 1200 RM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BREAK DOWN IN A RUBBER SEAL WITHIN THE GAS VALVE.. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 02E044000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONA...
I HAVE A NORCOLD 6162 REFRIGERATOR. THE GAS SHUT OFF VALVE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK FROM THE VALVE ITSELF, NOT THE FITTINGS CAUSING A GAS LEAK. THE LEAK ALLOWS GAS TO FLOW INTO THE OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY 6-10 INCHES FROM THE BURNER CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. SEVERAL OTHER NORCOL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DUTCHMEN 26LDSL TRAVEL TRAILER. A THETFORD/NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER, SERIAL # 11162687 MODEL #N611 LT GROUP CODE: 080225 WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRAILER. AN ODOR WAS IN THE REFRIGERATOR THAT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE. THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECT...
REGARDING SAFETY RECALL #06V430. SINCE MY PURCHASE OF RV IN 1998, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY REFRIGERATOR. LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON IT. ONE OF THE MECHANICS HAD TO BY-PASS ONE OF THE LINES IN THE BACK OF UNIT. WHEN I SAW THIS RECALL, I WAS RELIEVED. COME TO FIND OUT, MY UNIT IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS....
THE REFRIGERATOR IN THIS MOTOR HOME QUIT OPERATING IN JUNE OF 2008 WE REPLACED IT IN JULY OF 2008 AT A COST OF MORE THAN 1700.00. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NORCOLD. WE REPLACED IT AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND OFFERED SOME RESTITUTION. *...
THE REFRIGERATOR IN THIS MOTOR HOME QUIT OPERATING IN JUNE OF 2008 WE REPLACED IT IN JULY OF 2008 AT A COST OF MORE THAN 1700.00. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NORCOLD. WE REPLACED IT AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND OFFERED SOME RESTITUTION. *...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALLEGRO RV TIFFIN MODEL EQUIPPED WITH AN NORCOLD COOLING UNIT THAT EXPLODED TWO DAYS AFTER SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09E027000 EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HER SERIAL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALLEGRO RV TIFFIN MODEL EQUIPPED WITH AN NORCOLD COOLING UNIT THAT EXPLODED TWO DAYS AFTER SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09E027000 EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HER SERIAL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FOUR WINDS TRAVEL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE REFRIG...
MY NORCOLD RV MODEL 683 REFRIGERATOR WITH A SERIAL NUMBER OF 210740 ON THE COOLING UNIT WAS WORKING IN THE ELECTRIC MODE WHEN I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG AMMONIA ODOR I TURNED THE REFRIGERATOR OFF AND CHECKED TO SEE WHERE THE SMELL WAS ORIGINATING FROM. I FOUND NO LEAKS SO I TRIED RUNNING IT ON PROP...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DUTCHMAN CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT FIRE DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IS A PART OF THE NORCOLD RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #02E019000). THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 061963ADBKH2.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR COOLANT SYSTEM WELD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE REFRIGERATOR NOT TO COOL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COOLING UNIT WAS LEAKING. NORCOLD HAD A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPA...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR (MODEL # 1104985 AND SERIAL # 762583FK). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IN HIS 2000 DUTCHMAN LITE IS LEAKING COOLANT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH NORCOLD WHO STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE REFRIGERATOR. HOWEVER, HIS MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBE...
REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT IS LEAKING AMMONIA. FROM PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALLS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER (NORCOLD) HAS TOLD ME TO SHUT OFF THE REFRIGERATOR IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACE THE COOLING UNIT. ALTHOUGH UNITS MANUFACTURED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF MINE HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY RE...
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR UNIT BURN OUT, SEEMS TO BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE PUBLISHED RECALLS: GROUP CODE: 70821 MODEL NR - 9162 S/N - 457156E COOLING UNIT S/N: 807168 [NOT PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL] THE RV WAS PARKED AT A CAMP SITE AT BANFF CANADA FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATION U...
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR UNIT BURN OUT, SEEMS TO BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THE PUBLISHED RECALLS: GROUP CODE: 70821 MODEL NR - 9162 S/N - 457156E COOLING UNIT S/N: 807168 [NOT PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL] THE RV WAS PARKED AT A CAMP SITE AT BANFF CANADA FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATION U...
WE RECENTLY LOST OUR CAMP TRAILER TO FIRE CAUSED BY A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR. THE FRIDGE HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THE RV REPAIR PLACE INSTALLED THE RECALL KIT AS PER NORCOLD'S INSTRUCTION AND IT BURNED DOWN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. IN DOING RESEARCH ABOUT NOROLD, I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL WRONGF...