NHTSA recall 07V085000

Equipment · Forest River, Inc.

March 5, 2007report date

128,000units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Why it matters: Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

The fix: Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06E076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle Inc. to manage this campaign.…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

1997 Forest River All American Sport, 1998 Forest River All American Sport, 1999 Forest River All American Sport, 2000 Forest River All American Sport, 2001 Forest River All American Sport, 2002 Forest River All American Sport, 2003 Forest River All American Sport, 1997 Forest River Auto Master, 1998 Forest River Auto Master, 1999 Forest River Auto Master, 2000 Forest River Auto Master, 2001 Forest River Auto Master, 2002 Forest River Auto Master, 2003 Forest River Auto Master, 1997 Forest River Auto Plus, 1998 Forest River Auto Plus, 1999 Forest River Auto Plus, 2000 Forest River Auto Plus, 2001 Forest River Auto Plus, 2002 Forest River Auto Plus, 2003 Forest River Auto Plus, 1997 Forest River Cardinal, 1998 Forest River Cardinal, 1999 Forest River Cardinal, 2000 Forest River Cardinal, 2001 Forest River Cardinal, 2002 Forest River Cardinal, 2003 Forest River Cardinal, 1997 Forest River Cedar Creek, 1998 Forest River Cedar Creek, 1999 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2000 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2001 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2002 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2003 Forest River Cedar Creek, 1997 Forest River Cherokee, 1998 Forest River Cherokee, 1999 Forest River Cherokee, 2000 Forest River Cherokee, 2001 Forest River Cherokee, 2002 Forest River Cherokee, 2003 Forest River Cherokee, 1997 Forest River Eliminator, 1998 Forest River Eliminator, 1999 Forest River Eliminator, 2000 Forest River Eliminator, 2001 Forest River Eliminator, 2002 Forest River Eliminator, 2003 Forest River Eliminator, 1997 Forest River Flagstaff, 1998 Forest River Flagstaff, 1999 Forest River Flagstaff, 2000 Forest River Flagstaff, 2001 Forest River Flagstaff, 2002 Forest River Flagstaff, 2003 Forest River Flagstaff, 1997 Forest River Forester, 1998 Forest River Forester, 1999 Forest River Forester, 2000 Forest River Forester, and 129 more.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 07V085000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.