Foretravel Visibility: Glass, Side/Rear

Foretravel is recalling about 121 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. If this occurred during travel it could create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.

Campaign
12V239000
Manufacturer
FORETRAVEL, INC.
Reported
21 May 2012
Vehicles
121
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 June 2012
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.

  • 2007-2011 Foretravel Nimbus
  • 2007-2010 Foretravel Phenix

What the defect is

Foretravel motorcoach (foretravel) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 phenix and 2007-2011 nimbus recreational vehicles equipped with se-gi windows. The adhesive bond on some panels between the glass portion and the hinge may de-bond, allowing the panel to detach and fall from the vehicle.

What could happen

If this occurred during travel it could create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.

What gets fixed

FORETRAVEL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND IS WORKING WITH SE-GI PRODUCTS TO DEVELOP REMEDY INSTRUCTIONS AND OBTAIN PARTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2012.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA21 May 2012
  2. Owners notified21 June 2012

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 21 May 2012.

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 foretravel motorcoach, inc. At 1-800-547-0712.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FORETRAVEL, 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 also 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.

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