NHTSA Campaign 16V728000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NHTSA campaign 16V728000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: appliance: air conditioner. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 16V728000 with NHTSA on October 12, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V728000, NHTSA lists up to 5 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 21, 2016 and August 15, 2016.
The 16V728000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V728000 were scheduled from November 1, 2016, 20 days after the report.
16V728000 covers 2 models from Forest River, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V728000 ranks 345 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V728000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 16V728000 was 16V552000, reported on July 25, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Flagstaff and Rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.
- The risk
- If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest River's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.
Reported October 12, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V728000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V728000, 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: October 12, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted