Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems
- Component
- Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 721
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2015-12-10
- Owners notified
- 2016-01-27
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and Wildwood recreational trailers. The affected vehicles were mistakenly not equipped with a carbon monoxide detector to warn occupants of elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
Safety risk
If occupants are not warned elevated carbon monoxide levels, they are at an increased risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the existing Liquid Propane (L.P.) Detector and install a combination L.P./carbon monoxide detector, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-909-873-3777, extension 53. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-12072015-0119.