NHTSA Campaign 17V500000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 17V500000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 17V500000 with NHTSA on August 10, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V500000, NHTSA lists up to 47 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 21, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
The 17V500000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V500000 were scheduled from September 29, 2017, 50 days after the report.
17V500000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V500000 ranks 253 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V500000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V500000 was 16V126000, reported on March 2, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Berkshire vehicles built on Freightliner Custom Chassis XCR chassis. A battery cable mounting bracket may not have been installed correctly, as a result, the improperly routed and clipped battery cable can contact the frame rail, possibly chafing and short circuiting.
- The risk
- A battery cable short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Foreest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and revise the battery cable mounting bracket and cable routing, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 29, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-34-7440 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. Forest River's number for this recall is 40-08032017-0491.
Reported August 10, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V500000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V500000, 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 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted