NHTSA Campaign 18V444000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 18V444000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 18V444000 with NHTSA on July 3, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V444000, NHTSA lists up to 53 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 31, 2014 and October 6, 2016.
The 18V444000 report reached NHTSA 21 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V444000 were scheduled from July 24, 2018, 21 days after the report.
18V444000 covers 4 models from Coachmen and Forest River, model years 2014–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V444000 ranks 244 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V444000, Forest River, Inc has 3 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 18V444000 was 15V553000, reported on September 2, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016 Forest River Forester, 2014-2016 Forest River Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun, 2014 Coachmen Concord, and 2014-2017 Coachmen Freelander vehicles, built on Chevrolet chassis and equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistance.
- The risk
- High electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River has notified owners, and Chevrolet dealers will replace the driver side window switch, free of charge. The recall began July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Forest River Forester and Sunseeker at 1-574-206-7600, Coachmen Concord, Freelander, and Leprechaun customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0781.
Reported July 3, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V444000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V444000, 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: July 3, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted