NHTSA Campaign 14V449000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 14V449000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 14V449000 with NHTSA on July 23, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V449000, NHTSA lists up to 1,041 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 11, 2013 and April 26, 2013.
The 14V449000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V449000 were scheduled from February 6, 2015, 198 days after the report.
14V449000 covers 7 models from Forest River, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V449000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V449000 vehicles, the 2014 Forest River Georgetown has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V449000 ranks 68 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V449000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 14V449000 was 14V220000, reported on April 23, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Georgetown, Sunseeker, Forester, Cross Country, Pathfinder, Cardinal, Blue Ridge, Cedar Creek, and Brookstone recreational vehicles manufactured March 11, 2013, through April 26, 2013 and equipped with certain Frigidaire Convection Microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS. The microwave may start on it's own and begin heating when unattended.
- The risk
- If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began in February 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383.
Reported July 23, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V449000 (11)
Forest River (11)
- 2013 Forest River Blue Ridge
- 2014 Forest River Blue Ridge
- 2013 Forest River Cardinal
- 2014 Forest River Cardinal
- 2014 Forest River Cedar Creek
- 2013 Forest River Cross Country
- 2014 Forest River Forester
- 2013 Forest River Georgetown
- 2014 Forest River Georgetown
- 2013 Forest River Sunseeker
- 2014 Forest River Sunseeker
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V449000, 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: July 23, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted