TRAVELING IN A NATIONAL RV< SEA BREEZE MODEL, THE DOMETIC CONVECTION/MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR WILL AT RANDOM COME OPEN. ON THE THE FIRST OCCURANCE THE GLASS TURNTABLE PLATE LITERALLY FLEW OUT OF THE UNIT AND CRASHED TO THE FLOOR IN MANY PIECES, BARELY MISSING OUR GANDSON WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE LEGAL SEAT ACROSS THE AISL FROM THE MICR…
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TRAVELING IN A NATIONAL RV< SEA BREEZE MODEL, THE DOMETIC CONVECTION/MICROWAVE OVEN DOOR WILL AT RANDOM COME OPEN. ON THE THE FIRST OCCURANCE THE GLASS TURNTABLE PLATE LITERALLY FLEW OUT OF THE UNIT AND CRASHED TO THE FLOOR IN MANY PIECES, BARELY MISSING OUR GANDSON WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE LEGAL SEAT ACROSS THE AISL FROM THE MICROWAVE. THE UNIT HAS ONLY A FRICTION CATCH ON THE DOOR. THE UNIT SHOULD HAVE A POSITIVE LATCHING DOOR THAT REQUIRES AN OPERTATOR TO OPEN THE DOOR VIA PUSHBAR OR SIMILAR DEVICE. THE DOOR WILL ALSO COME OPEN DURING TRAVEL WITHOUT ANY OBLJECT WITHIN THE UNIT AND IS INDEPENDANT OF THE TYPE OF ROAD THAT IS TRAVELED. THE DOOR HAS OPENED ON THE LAST THREE TRIPS. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH FUEL FILL GROUND CABLES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WITHOUT PROPER GROUNDING, AN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE COULD RESULT DURING FUEL FILL UP, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUEL FILL GROUND CABLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NATIONAL RV AT 951-436-3000. 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV>HTTP://WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV</A> . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANKRUPTCY AND ITS PROCEEDINGS MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV>HTTP://WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV</A> . 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.
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