2016 COACHMEN GALLERIA Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 16V094000 on 02/17/2016
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 10/29/2015 - 02/14/2016
- Affected:
- 23
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016 coachmen galleria motorhomes manufactured from october 30, 2015, through february 15, 2016. the federal placards on the affected vehicles incorrectly lists the number of seatbelts as zero. additionally, the placards did not factor in the fresh water capacity in the vehicle weight calculation and the gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) is missing from the label. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification."
- Consequence:
- Without the gvwr listed on the label, the operator may overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected federal placard, free of charge. the recall began on march 3, 2016. owners may contact forest river customer service 1-574-825-8628. forest river's number for this recall is 225-02102016-0134.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 16V732000 on 10/11/2016
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 10/26/2015 - 08/30/2016
- Affected:
- 207
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 coachmen galleria recreational vehicles, manufactured october 27, 2015, through august 31, 2016. the affected vehicles have an incorrect cargo carrying capacity federal placard indicating two seat-belted locations when the vehicle has up to five additional designated seating areas, causing the cargo capacity listed to be inaccurate. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification."
- Consequence:
- The incorrect cargo capacity information may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will adhere a corrected federal placard, free of charge. the recall began on november 18, 2016. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8628. forest river's number for this recall is 225-10062016-0253.
- 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.
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