NHTSA Campaign 19V454000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
NHTSA campaign 19V454000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: electrical. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 19V454000 with NHTSA on June 17, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V454000, NHTSA lists up to 2 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 27, 2017 and January 23, 2018.
The 19V454000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V454000 were scheduled from June 27, 2019, 10 days after the report.
19V454000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V454000 ranks 357 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V454000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 19V454000 was 19V453000, reported on June 14, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Berkshire Coach Ultra UL1912 and UL1913 motorhomes. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.
- The risk
- When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and Ford dealers will disable the vehicle's engine block heater cable, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Forest River's number for this recall is 78-1032.
Reported June 17, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V454000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V454000, 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: June 17, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted