NHTSA Campaign 20V727000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
NHTSA campaign 20V727000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 20V727000 with NHTSA on November 23, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V727000, NHTSA lists up to 4,203 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V727000 were scheduled from January 11, 2021, 49 days after the report.
20V727000 covers 8 models from Coachmen and Forest River, model years 2019–2021.
Owners of the model years 20V727000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V727000 vehicles, the 2020 Forest River Wildwood has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V727000 ranks 20 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V727000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 20V727000 was 20V656000, reported on October 26, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral and Shasta, 2019-2020 Coachmen Concord and Orion, 2020-2021 Coachmen Cross Trek and Forest River Berkshire, 2019-2021 Coachmen Freelander, Leprechaun and Prism, 2020 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach, Dynamax Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL and Isata and Forest River Wildwood and 2008 and 2020 Forest River Salem vehicles equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
- The risk
- A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995, or Dometic customer service at 1-574-293-0681. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1259.
Reported November 23, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V727000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V727000, 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: November 23, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted