Forest River, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 25, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,330. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Dynamax and Coachmen Pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 Freelander and Orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
The risk
A flammable shower curtain may further fuel a fire, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Dynamax customer service at 1-574-262-3474, Pursuit customer service at 1-574-825-8305 (east of the Mississippi) or 1-574-825-8317 (west of the Mississippi) and Freelander or Orion customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-07152016-0225.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Forest River Dynamax | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Forest River Freelander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Forest River Orion | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Forest River Pursuit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Forest River Dynamax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Forest River Freelander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Forest River Orion | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Forest River Pursuit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Forest River Dynamax | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Forest River Pursuit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Dynamax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Pursuit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Forest River Dynamax | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Forest River Pursuit | 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 16V552000.
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