NHTSA Campaign 18V185000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 18V185000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 18V185000 with NHTSA on March 21, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V185000, NHTSA lists up to 80 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 22, 2017 and March 13, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V185000 were scheduled from April 9, 2018, 19 days after the report.
18V185000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V185000 ranks 213 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V185000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 18V185000 was 18V134000, reported on February 23, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT248BHLE and SVT248BHLE-OR. The refrigerator in the slideroom may have been installed without an air cycling fan to cool the refrigerator parts, which can cause the refrigerator cooling tubes to fail.
- The risk
- If the refrigerator overheats, the cooling tubes may fail, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a fan assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-573-642-3119. Forest River's number for this recall is 3747-0667.
Reported March 21, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V185000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V185000, 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: March 21, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted