NHTSA Complaint #10255710 — 1999 GULF STREAM MOTORHOME

I PURCHASED OUR MOTOR HOME FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN MAY OF 2007 AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY REFRIGERATOR RECALL, UPON RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER 2008; I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK IT TO CAMPERWORLD IN FIFE, WASHINGTON. THERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DENIED REPAIR BECAUSE THE UNIT HAD ALREADY BEGUN LEAKING AND ACCORDING TO THE CAMPERWORLD REPRESENTATIVE OUR REFRIGERATOR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. YET, THE RECALL NOTICE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS LEAKAGE OR STAINING AS A WARNING SIGN. TO OFFER A RECALL ON THE UNIT DUE TO A POTENTIAL LEAK AND THEN TO DECLINE TO MAKE THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING IS RIDICULOUS. I THEN CALLED THE DOMETIC NUMBER ON THE RECALL NOTICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I MUST PURCHASE A NEW REFRIGERATOR. HOW CAN THAT BE? CONSIDERING THAT DOMETIC CORPORATION IS RECALLING OVER 925,000 UNITS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM AND THEN TO SAY THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY NOW HAPPENING THAT THE UNIT IS NO LONGER COVERED IS UNBELIEVABLE. *TR UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB