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NHTSA Campaign 15V771000

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER

NHTSA campaign 15V771000 covers 18 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater. The repair is free.

Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V771000 with NHTSA on November 19, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 15V771000, NHTSA lists up to 489 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 20, 2013 and July 30, 2014.

The 15V771000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 15V771000 were scheduled from December 17, 2015, 28 days after the report.

15V771000 covers 8 models from Coachmen and Forest River, model years 2012–2016.

Owners of the model years 15V771000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 15V771000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Dynamax has the most (1).

By potentially affected vehicles, 15V771000 ranks 104 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 15V771000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V771000 was 15V741000, reported on November 9, 2015.

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What this recall covers

The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
The risk
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.

Reported November 19, 2015

Vehicles covered by 15V771000 (18)

Forest River (16)

Coachmen (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V771000, 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: November 19, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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