Lemon Law for California

Build Dates : June 01, 2005 - June 30, 2005

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V373000

Date Owner’s Notified: 20081002
Date Received by ODI: 20080801
Date Added to Databse: 20080804

Manufacturer’s Involved: CREATIVE MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC.
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: CREATIVE MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC.
Manufacturer Campaign Number:

Component: EQUIPMENT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 2

Summary: 

Creative mobile is recalling 2 my 2005 mobile food carts and trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Consequence: 

If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.

Remedy: 

Creative mobile is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. 

Many automobile manufacturers have ”warranty adjustment“  or ”secret warranty“ programs. The manufacturer will, under these programs, do free repairs on vehicles with persistent problems, even after the warranty expires, in order to avoid a recall and bad press. According to the Center for Auto Safety (http://www.autosafety.org), there are approximately 500 secret warranty programs available through automobile manufacturers, at any given time.

Unfortunately, manufacturers don’t advertise these programs. So, a car owner won’t often  know about the available relief unless he or she complains about a problem and demands that the manufacturer repair it after the warranty has expired. In a few states, including California, Virginia, Connecticut,  and Wisconsin, manufacturers are required to tell eligible consumers about secret warranty programs — usually within 90 days of adopting the program.

An automobile warranty is a promise by a manufacturer or dealer that it will repair or replace defects in your car, or that your car will be of a certain quality, for a specified period of time.

Warranties are not just for new cars and are not always in writing. In some cases, even used cars purchased “as is” are covered by warranties. If you take the time to find out what warranties come with your car, what repairs those warranties cover, and how to enforce your warranties, you may save yourself a significant amount of money when your car needs repair.