NHTSA Recall 15V771000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V771000; Date: Nov. 19, 2015
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
Recalled Vehicles:
2012 Coachmen Brookstone; 2013 Coachmen Brookstone; 2014 Coachmen Brookstone; 2015 Coachmen Brookstone; 2016 Coachmen Brookstone; 2012 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo; 2013 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo; 2014 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo; 2015 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo; 2016 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo; 2012 Forest River Berkshire; 2013 Forest River Berkshire; 2014 Forest River Berkshire; 2015 Forest River Berkshire; 2016 Forest River Berkshire; 2012 Forest River Charleston; 2013 Forest River Charleston; 2014 Forest River Charleston; 2015 Forest River Charleston; 2016 Forest River Charleston; 2012 Forest River Dynamax; 2013 Forest River Dynamax; 2014 Forest River Dynamax; 2015 Forest River Dynamax; 2016 Forest River Dynamax; 2012 Forest River Legacy; 2013 Forest River Legacy; 2014 Forest River Legacy; 2015 Forest River Legacy; 2016 Forest River Legacy; 2012 Forest River Shockwave; 2013 Forest River Shockwave; 2014 Forest River Shockwave; 2015 Forest River Shockwave; 2016 Forest River Shockwave; 2012 Forest River Work And Play; 2013 Forest River Work And Play; 2014 Forest River Work And Play; 2015 Forest River Work And Play; 2016 Forest River Work And Play; 2012 Forest River XLR; 2013 Forest River XLR; 2014 Forest River XLR; 2015 Forest River XLR; 2016 Forest River XLR
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle:lpg Water Heater
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 489
Recall Summary:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 berkshire, charleston, legacy, dynamax, xlr, continental cargo, work & play, shockwave, and coachmen brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with atwood on demand water heaters, models od45, od50, and od50cw, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
How to Fix:
Forest river will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by atwood to the dealerships and o. E. M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment stop key that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below . 5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Forest river's number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 17, 2015
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