NHTSA Campaign 13V037000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 13V037000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 13V037000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
Owner notification letters for 13V037000 were scheduled from February 28, 2013, 27 days after the report.
13V037000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2013.
Besides 13V037000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V037000 was 13V005000, reported on January 7, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013 Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Lexington, Forester and Sunseeker class B and class C motor homes built on Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana chassis. It may be possible to remove the key from the ignition when the vehicle is running or the transmission is not in the Park position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection."
- The risk
- If the ignition key is removed while the vehicle is still on and/or the vehicle is not in Park, the vehicle may rollaway and the unintended movement of the vehicle may result in a possible crash or injury to pedestrians.
- The fix
- General Motors (GM) will notify owners on behalf of Forest River. GM dealers will replace the ignition lock cylinder and the two associated keys. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2013. For more information, GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463 and Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Owner's may also contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600.
Reported February 1, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V037000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V037000, 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: February 1, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted