NHTSA Campaign 15V493000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 15V493000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V493000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V493000, NHTSA lists up to 634 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 20, 2014 and July 14, 2015.
The 15V493000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V493000 were scheduled from August 25, 2015, 20 days after the report.
15V493000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 15V493000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V493000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Xlr has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V493000 ranks 90 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V493000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V493000 was 15V160000, reported on March 20, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 XLR vehicles, models T29HFS, T31FDK, T31FQSL, T30FQSL, T21FQSL, T24FQSL, T24HFS, T27HFS, T28TQDL and T30HDS, manufactured October 20, 2014, to July 14, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the wiring at the electrical inlet used for connecting external AC power to the trailer may have been strained during the assembly process. As a result, the wiring may loosen at the inlet connector.
- The risk
- If the wires are not properly secured to the connector, the wires may arc, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will rewire the inlet to relieve the wiring strain and secure the electrical wiring connections, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0437. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-07302015-0068.
Reported August 5, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V493000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V493000, 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: August 5, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted