Forest River Electrical System: Wiring

Forest River is recalling about 62 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A back feed to the power cord may increase the risk of property damage and/or personal injury.

Campaign
20V400000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
10 July 2020
Vehicles
62
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 July 2020
Repaired
68%
Unrepaired
20

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.

  • 2021 Forest River Riverstone

Repair progress

20 of 62 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2022.

68% repaired — 42 of 62 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 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 could happen

A back feed to the power cord may increase the risk of property damage and/or personal injury.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners, dealers will correct the wiring to the generator, free of charge. The recall began July 28, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA10 July 2020
  2. Owners notified28 July 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2022 — 68% 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 10 July 2020.

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 1-260-593-2425. Forest River's number for this recall is 70-1194.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
70-1194
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.

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