NHTSA Campaign 20V477000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 20V477000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 20V477000 with NHTSA on August 14, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V477000, NHTSA lists up to 412 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V477000 were scheduled from September 21, 2020, 38 days after the report.
20V477000 covers 4 models from Coachmen, Forest River and Dynamax, model years 2020–2021.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V477000 ranks 112 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V477000, Forest River, Inc has 1 other recall on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V477000 was 16V267000, reported on May 3, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Forest River Forester, Sunseeker, Dynamax Isata and Coachmen Galleria and Prism motorhomes built on Sprinter Van chassis equipped with swivel seats. The wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames.
- The risk
- If the wiring harness is damaged, the side air bag within the seat may deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. This recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Daimler Vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Daimler Vans number for their recall is VS3DREHSIK. Forest's number for this recall is 51-1206.
Reported August 14, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V477000 (5)
Coachmen (1)
Dynamax (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V477000, 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: August 14, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted