NHTSA Campaign 18V296000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 18V296000 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 18V296000 with NHTSA on May 4, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V296000, NHTSA lists up to 29 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 24, 2018 and February 6, 2018.
The 18V296000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V296000 were scheduled from May 9, 2018, 5 days after the report.
18V296000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V296000 ranks 283 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V296000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 18V296000 was 18V249000, reported on April 19, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Surveyor recreational trailers, model SVT241RBLE. The refrigerator in the slide room may not have an air cycling fan to cool the refrigerator parts, which can cause the refrigerator to overheat.
- The risk
- If the refrigerator overheats, the cooling tubes may fail, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install a cooling fan assembly, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-0719.
Reported May 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V296000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V296000, 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: May 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted