NHTSA Campaign 20V540000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INVERTER
NHTSA campaign 20V540000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: 120/240 vac electrical system: inverter. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 20V540000 with NHTSA on September 4, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V540000, NHTSA lists up to 22 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V540000 were scheduled from September 24, 2020, 20 days after the report.
20V540000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2021.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V540000 ranks 297 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V540000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 20V540000 was 20V479000, reported on August 14, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2021 Berkshire BEA40C-380, BEA40E-380, BEA45A-450, and BEA45CA-450 motorhomes equipped with 3000W inverters. These inverters supply too much current to the 10 gauge Romex wire.
- The risk
- Overloaded wires may increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 3000W inverter with a 2800W inverter, free of charge. The recall began September 24, 2020. Owners may contact Forest customer service at 1-754-533-5934. Forest's number for this recall is 40-1225.
Reported September 4, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V540000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V540000, 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: September 4, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted