Riverside RV: Equipment
Riverside RV reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 18, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Riverside RV (Riverside) is recalling various 2015-2017 White Water, Water Fall, and Mt. McKinley motorhomes equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf
The risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Riverside will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2018. Owners may contact Riverside customer service at 1-260-499-4511.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Riverside Mt. Mckinley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Riverside Water Fall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Riverside Whitewater | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Riverside Mt. Mckinley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Riverside Water Fall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Riverside Whitewater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Riverside Mt. Mckinley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Riverside Water Fall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Riverside Whitewater | 1 | 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 18V246000.
Full record for the 2017 Riverside Mt. Mckinley → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →