Forest River, Inc.: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 10, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 762. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 XLR Toyhauler, Vengeance and Wolf Pack recreational trailers equipped with an optional generator. The generator's exhaust pipe is mounted too close to the trailer's plastic underbelly.
The risk
The generator's exhaust may melt the trailer's underbelly, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the exhaust pipe, lowering it away from the plastic underbelly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 73-0535.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Forest River Vengeance | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Forest River Wolf Pack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Forest River XLR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Forest River Vengeance | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Forest River Wolf Pack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Forest River XLR | 0 | 6 | 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 17V708000.
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