37-0604 – Incorrect Circuit Breaker Rating May Cause Fire – 2018 Forest River Surveyor Recreational Trailers

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January 2, 2018

Incorrect Circuit Breaker Rating May Cause Fire

The incorrect circuit breaker can cause the wiring to melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V002

Manufacturer Forest River, Inc.

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 152

 

Summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT266RLDS, SVT285IKDS, SVT285IKLE, SVT323BHLE, SVT33KRETS, SVT33KRLOK and SVT33KRLTS. These vehicles were built with a circuit breaker that allows more current that the wiring can handle.

 

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a circuit breaker with the correct load rating, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119, extension 205. Forest River’s number for this recall is 37-0604.

 

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.

 


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR 2018

 


5 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-18V002-7351.PDF 215.415KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-18V002-2347.pdf 246.045KB

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Recall Quarterly Report- Report #1, 2018-1

RCLQRT-18V002-6733.PDF 214.514KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2018-3

RCLQRT-18V002-6136.PDF 214.714KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2018-4

RCLQRT-18V002-8198.PDF 211.431KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=18V002&docType=RCL


 

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