NHTSA Campaign 17V708000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 17V708000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 17V708000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V708000, NHTSA lists up to 762 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 10, 2017 and October 30, 2017.
Owner notification letters for 17V708000 were scheduled from December 4, 2017, 24 days after the report.
17V708000 covers 3 models from Forest River, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 17V708000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V708000 vehicles, the 2018 Forest River Vengeance has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V708000 ranks 79 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V708000, Forest River, Inc has 51 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V708000 was 17V500000, reported on August 10, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 XLR Toyhauler, Vengeance and Wolf Pack recreational trailers equipped with an optional generator. The generator's exhaust pipe is mounted too close to the trailer's plastic underbelly.
- The risk
- The generator's exhaust may melt the trailer's underbelly, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the exhaust pipe, lowering it away from the plastic underbelly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 73-0535.
Reported November 10, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V708000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V708000, 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 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted