Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V540000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: inverter

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-09-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V540000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: inverter

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: inverter
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
22
Reported to NHTSA
2020-09-04
Owners notified
2020-09-24

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2021 Berkshire BEA40C-380, BEA40E-380, BEA45A-450, and BEA45CA-450 motorhomes equipped with 3000W inverters. These inverters supply too much current to the 10 gauge Romex wire.

Safety risk

Overloaded wires may increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 3000W inverter with a 2800W inverter, free of charge. The recall began September 24, 2020. Owners may contact Forest customer service at 1-754-533-5934. Forest's number for this recall is 40-1225.

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 Berkshire2021

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.