NHTSA Campaign 18V186000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 18V186000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 18V186000 with NHTSA on March 21, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V186000, NHTSA lists up to 448 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 19, 2017 and December 18, 2017.
The 18V186000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V186000 were scheduled from April 19, 2018, 29 days after the report.
18V186000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V186000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V186000 vehicles, the 2018 Forest River Cherokee has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V186000 ranks 110 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V186000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 18V186000 was 18V134000, reported on February 23, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Forest River Cherokee recreational trailers, models CCKT16BF, CCKT16BHS, CCKT16FQ, CCKT16GR, CCKT16GRH, CCKT17RP and CCKT18TO. These vehicles are equipped with Norcold N306 mini refrigerators that may have a loose or missing propane gas valve test port screw, allowing propane to leak out when the refrigerator is used in 'gas' mode.
- The risk
- A propane leak increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and Norcold dealers will install and tighten the gas valve port screw, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 19, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100, or Norcold customer service at 1-800-543-1219. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0687.
Reported March 21, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V186000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V186000, 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