Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V449000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-07-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V449000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
1,041
Reported to NHTSA
2014-07-23
Owners notified
2015-02-06

Defect description

Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Georgetown, Sunseeker, Forester, Cross Country, Pathfinder, Cardinal, Blue Ridge, Cedar Creek, and Brookstone recreational vehicles manufactured March 11, 2013, through April 26, 2013 and equipped with certain Frigidaire Convection Microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS. The microwave may start on it's own and begin heating when unattended.

Safety risk

If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began in February 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 9 models.

ModelYears on record
FOREST RIVER Blue Ridge2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Brookstone2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Cardinal2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Cedar Creek2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Cross Country2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Forester2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Georgetown2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Pathfinder2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Sunseeker2014 2013

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.