The 2004 Pilgrim Open Road has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 26,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT08V3360002008-07-2425,500 affected
Defect
PILGRIM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2004-2007 FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL 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
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
PILGRIM WILL BE 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…
EQUIPMENT07V2010002007-05-091,000 affected
Defect
CERTAIN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, 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
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
PILGRIM WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). 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 YOU…
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
SUSPENSION
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 2004 pilgrim international openroad. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2852. The contact noticed ammonia leaking out of her camper and now her refrigerator no longer works. Dometic stated that the failure was not part of nhtsa campaign id numbers…”
“Per dexter axle, the wheels should be 0 degrees from center or it will cause bearing to fail ,which mine did. Dexter will not warranty the axle, due to pilgrim international installing the wrong wheels on their campers. This could cause a lot of accidents. Pilgrim has sent me a check for this…”
“Per dexter axle, the wheels should be 0 degrees from center or it will cause bearing to fail ,which mine did. Dexter will not warranty the axle, due to pilgrim international installing the wrong wheels on their campers. This could cause a lot of accidents. Pilgrim has sent me a check for this…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Pilgrim Open Road as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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