NHTSA recall 15V771000

Equipment · Forest River, Inc.

November 19, 2015report date

489units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: 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…

Why it matters: 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.

The 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…

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All model years NHTSA lists

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.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V771000.

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