NHTSA Campaign 15V806000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 15V806000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V806000 with NHTSA on November 30, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V806000, NHTSA lists up to 285 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 12, 2013 and September 25, 2015.
The 15V806000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V806000 were scheduled from February 1, 2016, 63 days after the report.
15V806000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2014–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V806000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V806000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Legacy has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V806000 ranks 129 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Legacy motorhomes, models 340BH, 340KP, and 360RB, manufactured September 12, 2013, to September 25, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a seat belts whose shoulder belt may rest at, or below, the shoulder of the seat occupant. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies", and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
- The risk
- If the shoulder belt rests too low on the torso, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install new seat belt systems, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on January 13, 2016. The recall began on February 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-293-6137 or 1-574-295-2117. Forest River's number for this recall is 40-11192015-0117.
Reported November 30, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V806000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V806000, 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 30, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted