51-0665 – Power Steering Fluid Leak or Electrical Arcing – 2016-2017 Forest River Motorhomes

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March 19, 2018 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V179000

Power Steering Fluid Leak or Electrical Arcing

Electrical arcing in the presence of leaking power steering fluid can increase the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V179

Manufacturer Forest River, Inc.

Components STEERING

Potential Number of Units Affected 416

 

Summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Forest River Berkshire, 2012-2017 Forest River Charleston, 2013-2015 Coachmen Cross Country and Pathfinder, and 2014-2015 Glaval Synergy motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The power steering hose on the affected vehicles may be routed incorrectly, and, as a result, the hose may rub against the power stud on the starter motor, possibly causing electrical arcing and a power steering fluid leak.

 

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will reroute the power steering hose to provide proper clearance, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712, Forest River customer service at 1-574-295-2117, Coachmen customer service at 1-574-825-8212, or Glaval customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River’s number for this recall is 51-0665.

 

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.

 

Check for Daimler Trucks North America Recalls

 


DaimlerTrucks

NorthAmerica LLC

 

March 2018
FL762
NHTSA #18V-163
TC #2018-123

 

Notice of Submission of Defect Information Report/Defect Information Notice Subject: Motorhome Power Steering Hose Routing

 

Daimler Trucks North America has determined that a safety related defect exists in certain chassis manufactured by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and delivered to your company. As the incomplete vehicle manufacturer of these products, Daimler Trucks North America is unable to provide the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and/or Transport Canada with the information necessary to fully describe the vehicles potentially containing this defect as required by Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 573.6(c)(2) and/or Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations Section 15(1)(b). Your company may have an obligation to report this information.

The attached Defect Information Report and Defect Information Notice were filed with the appropriate government agencies. Please refer to these notices for details regarding the nature of the defect, the remedy, and the expected date when the remedy without charge will be available to owners. Daimler Trucks North America will be conducting this recall and filing the quarterly reports required by Title 49 CFR §573.7 and/or MVSR §15(3). Repairs will be performed by authorized Daimler Trucks North America repair facilities.

A preliminary list of potentially affected vehicles delivered to you is included.

This is the first letter in regard to this recall that you will receive. You will receive another notice when Daimler Trucks North America notifies its dealers and owners that a remedy without charge for this issue is available.

If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact the Warranty Campaigns Department at               (800) 547-0712, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, e-mail address DTNA.Warranty.Campaigns@Daimler.com.

 

WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS DEPARTMENT

Enclosure


16 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
COACHMEN CROSS COUNTRY 2013-2015
COACHMEN PATHFINDER 2013-2015
FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE 2016-2017
FOREST RIVER CHARLESTON 2012-2017
GLAVAL BUS SYNERGY 2014-2015

 


4 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-18V179-8246.pdf 246.363KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-18V179-9683.pdf 217.989KB

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Miscellaneous Document- Notice of Submission of Defect Information Report

RMISC-18V179-8982.pdf 380.098KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2018-2

RCLQRT-18V179-9652.PDF 211.149KB

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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=18V179&docType=RCL


 

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