Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V185000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-03-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V185000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
80
Reported to NHTSA
2018-03-21
Owners notified
2018-04-09

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT248BHLE and SVT248BHLE-OR. The refrigerator in the slideroom may have been installed without an air cycling fan to cool the refrigerator parts, which can cause the refrigerator cooling tubes to fail.

Safety risk

If the refrigerator overheats, the cooling tubes may fail, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a fan assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-573-642-3119. Forest River's number for this recall is 3747-0667.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
FOREST RIVER Surveyor2018

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.