Forest River, Inc.: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 1, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,010. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON SOME MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LOAD REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
The risk
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY UNLATCH IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
AMSAFE WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE BUCKLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMSAFE AT 1-574-266-8330 OR FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Forest River Forester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Forest River Georgetown | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Forest River Lexington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Forest River Reflection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Forest River Regency | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Forest River Sunseeker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Tsunami TMZ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V276000.
Full record for the 2004 Forest River Forester → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →