NHTSA Campaign 17V846000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 17V846000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 17V846000 with NHTSA on December 28, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V846000, NHTSA lists up to 52 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 31, 2017 and August 31, 2017.
The 17V846000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V846000 were scheduled from January 26, 2018, 29 days after the report.
17V846000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2017–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V846000 ranks 248 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V846000, Forest River, Inc has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Georgetown recreational vehicles, models GTA31L5, GTA31R5, GTA369XLF, GTA36B5, GTA36B5F, GTA377XLF, GTA378XLF, built on Ford chassis and equipped with Antilock Brake Systems (ABS). The brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) on these vehicles may be missing valve block ball plugs, potentially causing a brake fluid leak or air ingestion during electronic brake distribution and/or ABS activation.
- The risk
- A brake fluid leak or air ingestion can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and Ford or Lincoln dealers will inspect the HECU for missing valve block ball plugs, replacing the unit as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 26, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 68-0606.
Reported December 28, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V846000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V846000, 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: December 28, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted