Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V171000

Equipment

FORETRAVEL, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-04-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V171000

Equipment

Component: Equipment
Manufacturer: FORETRAVEL, INC.
Vehicles affected: 108
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-04-26
Owners notified: 2005-04-25

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS' AQUA-HOT AND HYDRO-HOT WATER HEATERS, WHICH USE WEBASTO BURNER TUBES, THE BURNER TUBES DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.

Safety risk

THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXHAUST TUBE EXITING FROM THE HEATER CAN INCREASE AND COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

VEHICLE SYSTEMS IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AT 1-800-685-4298 OR FORETRAVEL AT 936-564-8367.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

20 model years across 5 models.

Model	Years on record
FORETRAVEL G295	2006 2005 2004 2003
FORETRAVEL U270	2006 2005 2004 2003
FORETRAVEL U295	2006 2005 2004 2003
FORETRAVEL U295T	2006 2005 2004 2003
FORETRAVEL U320T	2006 2005 2004 2003

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.