Dometic Corp. has a recall on some units that may contain a potential defect. The defected 2-door refrigerators were manufactured between June 1, 2003 and Sept. 30, 2006. The potentially affected refrigerators have model designations set forth below: RM-2652xxxx RM-2662xxxx RM-3662xxxx RM-3663xxxx RM-2852xxxx RM-2862xxxx RM-3862xxxx NDR-1062xxxx The Possibly affected units will have the serial numbers beginning with the following digit combinations: 320xxxxx through 352xxxxx 401xxxxx through 452xxxxx 501xxxxx through 552xxxxx 601xxxxx through 639xxxxx The potential safety related defect is associated with the cooling unit at the back of the refrigerator cabinet. A fractional percentage of the potentially affected ref. have experienced a fatigue crack in the area of the welds between the broiler tube and the heater pockets. A fatigue crack may release a sufficient amount of pressurized coolant solution into an area where an ignition source is present. Under certain limited conditions, the released coolant could ignite and result in a fire. in order to have a fire, all of the following conditions must exist. #1. The refrigerator must be on and normally operating; #2. The boiler tube must develop a throughway fatigue crack within a specific size range; #3. There must be a release of the cooling solution at a concentration and temperature within its range of flammability; #4. There must be ignition source present If any of these conditions are not present, a release of the cooling solution will not result in a fire. A broiler fatigue crack with loss of cooling solution without ignition would result in a non-operational refrigerator and does not present a fire safety issue. If you have a 2-door refrigerator that has one of the model & serial numbers listed you can call 1-877-898-7088 and they will direct you to your nearest service center. Hope this helps... |