- Vehicles
- 1,041
- Built between
- Mar 2013 – Apr 2013
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 February 2015
- Repaired
- 6%
- Unrepaired
- 976
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and April 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2014 Forest River Blue RidgeBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River BrookstoneBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River CardinalBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River Cedar CreekBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River Cross CountryBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River ForesterBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River GeorgetownBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River PathfinderBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Forest River SunseekerBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
Repair progress
976 of 1,041 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
6% repaired — 65 of 1,041 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Georgetown, Sunseeker, Forester, Cross Country, Pathfinder, Cardinal, Blue Ridge, Cedar Creek, and Brookstone recreational vehicles manufactured March 11, 2013, through April 26, 2013 and equipped with certain Frigidaire Convection Microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS. The microwave may start on it's own and begin heating when unattended.
What could happen
If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.
What gets fixed
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began in February 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to April 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 July 2014
- Owners notified6 February 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 6% repaired
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 23 July 2014.
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 Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383.
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
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.
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.