Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V728000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-10-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V728000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
5
Reported to NHTSA
2016-10-12
Owners notified
2016-11-01

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Flagstaff and Rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.

Safety risk

If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest River's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.

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

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
FOREST RIVER Flagstaff2017
FOREST RIVER Rockwood2017

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.