NHTSA Campaign 13V005000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V005000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 13V005000 with NHTSA on January 7, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V005000, NHTSA lists up to 451 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2010 and September 20, 2012.
The 13V005000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V005000 were scheduled from January 2, 2013.
13V005000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 13V005000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V005000 vehicles, the 2011 Forest River Berkshire has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V005000 ranks 108 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V005000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Berkshire and Charleston diesel motorhomes. The chassis are equipped with connectors for diode jumpers that may come loose, resulting in an open circuit. Two circuits are affected: The one that disengages the cruise control with brake pedal use, and the one that illuminates the brake lights with brake pedal use.
- The risk
- Failure of the cruise control to disengage when the brakes are applied may increase the risk of a vehicle crash. Without the brake lights illuminating when the brakes are applied, the driver's intent is not communicated, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) is performing this recall on behalf of Forest River. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the diode jumpers to make sure they are fully locked in place and will correct the vehicles as needed. The recall began in January 2013. Owners should contact Daimler Trucks Warranty Campaigns Department at (800) 547-0712, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time Monday through Friday, e-mail address [email protected], or the Customer Assistance Center at (800) FTL-HELP after normal business hours.
- Notes
- Daimler's recall campaign number is FL-634.
Reported January 7, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V005000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V005000, 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: January 7, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted