2010 Forest River Lexington & 2010 Forest River Sunseeker recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Forest river is recalling certain model year 2010 Sunseeker and Lexington motor homes manufactured from november 10, 2009 through june 17, 2010. These motor homes fail to comply with the requirement of federal motor vehicle safety no. 302, "flammability of interior materials." failure to have the fabric treated with the right flame retardant before shipping.
💥 The risk
The fabric could burn faster and cause injury if a fire occurs.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the slip covers or the cushion if necessary. Also the fabric will be treated with a flame retardant to assure compliance. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about september 15, 2010. Owners may contact forest river at 574-206-7605.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V293000
- Manufacturer
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 66
- Component
- SEATS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 15, 2010
- Built
- Nov 1, 2009 – Jun 17, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners 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 .