NHTSA Campaign 15V131000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 15V131000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V131000 with NHTSA on March 6, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V131000, NHTSA lists up to 1 potentially affected vehicle, built between September 30, 2014 and November 25, 2014.
The 15V131000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V131000 were scheduled from April 3, 2015, 28 days after the report.
15V131000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V131000 ranks 359 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V131000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V131000 was 15V128000, reported on March 4, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling one model year 2015 XLR Hyperlite XLR31FDK recreational vehicle manufactured September 30, 2014, to November 25, 2015, and equipped with a front deck for carrying motorcycles and quad runners and an optional fueling station. If the fueling station nozzle is fully extended and pulled as far forward as possible, the hose may be too close to the fuel burning appliance to prevent the fuel vapors from igniting.
- The risk
- If the vapors released by fueling a vehicle stored in the trailer is able to reach the flame or heating element of a fuel burning appliance it may ignite, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- The single unit affected by this campaign is still at the dealership and will be repaired by the dealer before delivery to the new owner. Therefore, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign. The recall began on April 3, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0437. Forest River's number for this recall is 45-02172015.
Reported March 6, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V131000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V131000, 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: March 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted