NHTSA Recall 16V552000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V552000; Date: Jul. 25, 2016
A flammable shower curtain may further fuel a fire, increasing the risk of injury.
Recalled Vehicles:
2013 Forest River Dynamax; 2014 Forest River Dynamax; 2015 Forest River Dynamax; 2016 Forest River Dynamax; 2017 Forest River Dynamax; 2016 Forest River Freelander; 2017 Forest River Freelander; 2016 Forest River Orion; 2017 Forest River Orion; 2013 Forest River Pursuit; 2014 Forest River Pursuit; 2015 Forest River Pursuit; 2016 Forest River Pursuit; 2017 Forest River Pursuit
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 1,330
Recall Summary:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 dynamax and coachmen pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 freelander and orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 302, "flammability of interior materials. "
How to Fix:
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact dynamax customer service at 1-574-262-3474, pursuit customer service at 1-574-825-8305 (east of the mississippi) or 1-574-825-8317 (west of the mississippi) and freelander or orion customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest river's number for this recall is 51-07152016-0225.
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: Sep 12, 2016
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