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2005 Forest river GEORGETOWN Equipment Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	711204
Internal NHTSA #	10257548
Manufacurer	FOREST RIVER, INC.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	GEORGETOWN
Model Year	2005
File date	07/12/08
Component	EQUIPMENT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I had a 2005 forest river georgetown motorhome that was destroyed by a fire that was caused by a defect in a dometic rv refrigerator. I was unaware of a recall until after the fire. I received an official recall notice from dometic 9 days after the fire had happened. The local fire marshall's office and a fire inspector specialist heard b y my insurance company both concluded the refrigerator started the fire. Once i new what to look for, i was able to find the crack in the boiler tube mentioned in the recall notice and took some pictures on the unit. My unit was not operating on propane but was plugged into shore power to keep the coach batteries changed and the refrigerator on as i had a few times i was keeping in the refrigerator. On sunday morning, december 7th, my unit was destroyed by a fire. I have been going through the pains of trying to get the unit paid for and personal property paid for by my insurance company. I am now waiting on the bank to send info for my gap protection as insurance did not fully pay for the unit. I feel dometic should be held accountable for this and at a minimum, replace my motorhome as it was a defect in their product that resulted in my loss. I have obtained an attorney as of this past friday to see what my options are at this point. The recall initiated by dometic does not actually address the defect but rather just installs a couple of safety items in an attempt to reduce the potential of a fire. The refrigerator could still fail from the actual defect. This appears to be a design flaw that dometic needs to address.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FREDERICKSBURG, VA
VIN pattern	4X4MGTN215GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Forest river GEORGETOWN Equipment Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Forest river GEORGETOWN Equipment Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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