Coachmen · Model Report
Coachmen Coachmen1987
Showing safety data for the 1987 model year only.
Coachmen · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 1987 model year only.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 442, 443, 452, EV452, 453, 462, EV462, 463, EV463, 482, EV482, 483, EV483, 874, AND 875 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1987 AND MAY 1995. THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE A BREAK DOWN IN A RUBBER SEAL WITHIN THE GAS VALVE. AS THE RUBBER SEAL AGES, A LEAK MAY OCCUR, ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE BURNER AREA.
THE REFRIGERATOR NAMED NORCOLD MODEL#662 WHICH CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE MOTORHOME CAUGHT ON FIRE, FLAMES WENT THROUGH THE CEILING AND WALL. MOTORHOME WAS ON LP GAS. PRIOR TO THIS FIRE, REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME MODEL IN 06-23-94. *AK *ML
TRANSMISSION FLUID EXPELLED ONTO A HOT EXHAUST COMPONENT, CAUSING FIRE.