- Vehicles
- 128,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 27
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 November 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1997-2003 Forest River ALL American Sport
- 1997-2003 Forest River Auto Master
- 1997-2003 Forest River Auto Plus
- 1997-2003 Forest River Cardinal
- 1997-2003 Forest River Cedar Creek
- 1997-2003 Forest River Cherokee
- 1997-2003 Forest River Eliminator
- 1997-2003 Forest River Flagstaff
- 1997-2003 Forest River Forester
- 1997-2003 Forest River Georgetown
- 1997-2003 Forest River Grand Surveyor
- 1997-2003 Forest River Lexington
- 1997-2003 Forest River Lexington GT
- 1997-2003 Forest River MB Cruiser
- 1997-2003 Forest River Qualifier
- 1997-2003 Forest River Reflection
- 1997-2003 Forest River Rockwood
- 1997-2003 Forest River Salem
- 1997-2003 Forest River Sandpiper
- 1997-2003 Forest River Sierra
- 1997-2003 Forest River Sunseeker
- 1997-2003 Forest River Surveyor
- 1997-2003 Forest River Tsunami
- 1997-2003 Forest River Wildcat
- 1997-2003 Forest River Wildwood
- 1997-2003 Forest River Windsong
- 1997-2003 Forest River Work AND Play
What the defect is
Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
What could happen
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
What gets fixed
FOREST RIVER WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 March 2007
- Owners notified13 November 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 March 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or forest river at 1-574-389-4600,
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.