NHTSA Campaign 12V212000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 12V212000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
FOREST RIVER, INC filed the report for 12V212000 with NHTSA on May 10, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V212000, NHTSA lists up to 447 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 12, 2011 and April 6, 2012.
The 12V212000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V212000 were scheduled from May 15, 2012, 5 days after the report.
12V212000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2012–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V212000 ranks 5 of 13 FOREST RIVER, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 SURVEYOR TRAVEL TRAILERS, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 12, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 6, 2012. ON CERTAIN FLOOR PLANS, THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS LINE WAS ROUTED AND FASTENED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME RAIL. WHEN THE TRAILER HITS A BUMP, THE POSITIONING OF THE LP GAS LINE MAY ALLOW THE "U" BOLT ON THE AXLE TO PINCH THE LINE BETWEEN THE MAIN RAIL AND THE "U" BOLT.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, THE LINE MAY BREAK AND LEAK L.P. GAS WHICH MAY CAUSE FIRE, INJURY, OR DEATH.
- The fix
- FOREST RIVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE LP LINE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING MAY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600.
Reported May 10, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V212000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V212000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted