2016 Forest River EVO & 2016 Forest River Salem + 4 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, and Wildwood recreational trailers. The affected vehicles were mistakenly not equipped with a carbon monoxide detector to warn occupants of elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
💥 The risk
If occupants are not warned elevated carbon monoxide levels, they are at an increased risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the existing Liquid Propane (L.P.) Detector and install a combination L.P./carbon monoxide detector, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-909-873-3777, extension 53. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-12072015-0119.
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
- 15V831000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 51-12072015-0119
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 721
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER; EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 27, 2016
- Built
- Sep 18, 2015 – Dec 3, 2015
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.