Recall · 20V400000
Forest River recalled the FOREST RIVER Riverstone over electrical system
62
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
July 10, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Riverstone trailers, models RSF37MRE, RSF381FB, RSF383MB, SF383MB-W, RSF39FK, RSF38FKTH, RSF39FKTH-W, RSF39FK-W, RSF39RBFL, RSF39KFB and RSF39RKFB-W, equipped with an optional generator prep package. Incorrect transfer switch wiring may allow a voltage back feed to the power cord when plugged into shore power.
- What it can cause
- A back feed to the power cord may increase the risk of property damage and/or personal injury.
- What the dealer does
- Forest River will notify owners, dealers will correct the wiring to the generator, free of charge. The recall began July 28, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-260-593-2425. Forest River's number for this recall is 70-1194.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Forest RiverRiverstone | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 62 vehicles this is a small campaign: 75% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Forest River vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 28 times before this, most recently in June 2020 as 20V361000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 25V550000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Forest River, Inc. with NHTSA on July 10, 2020 as campaign 20V400000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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