2015 FOREST RIVER FORESTER Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 16V465000 on 06/26/2016
- Component:
- Exterior lighting:tail lights
- Manufactured:
- 06/09/2014 - 05/24/2016
- Affected:
- 1,999
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 forester motorhomes manufactured june 10, 2014, to may 25, 2016, sunseeker motorhomes manufactured april 4, 2014, to may 25, 2016, 2015-2016 solera motorhomes manufactured february 28, 2014, to september 17, 2015, and 2016 isata motorhomes manufactured october 30, 2015, to may 26, 2016. water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and marker lights, making the lights inoperative. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence:
- If the rear brake lights fail to illuminate, following motorists may not realize that the vehicle in front of them is stopping. inoperative taillights, clearance lights and marker lights will make the vehicle less visible to others. either condition can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. an interim notice was sent to owners on august 16, 2016. the recall began on december 8, 2016. forester, solera, and sunseeker owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. isata customers should call 1-574-262-3474. forest river's number for this recall is 51-06012016-0206.
- 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:
- 16V465000 on 06/26/2016
- Component:
- Exterior lighting:back up lights
- Manufactured:
- 06/09/2014 - 05/24/2016
- Affected:
- 1,999
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 forester motorhomes manufactured june 10, 2014, to may 25, 2016, sunseeker motorhomes manufactured april 4, 2014, to may 25, 2016, 2015-2016 solera motorhomes manufactured february 28, 2014, to september 17, 2015, and 2016 isata motorhomes manufactured october 30, 2015, to may 26, 2016. water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and marker lights, making the lights inoperative. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence:
- If the rear brake lights fail to illuminate, following motorists may not realize that the vehicle in front of them is stopping. inoperative taillights, clearance lights and marker lights will make the vehicle less visible to others. either condition can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. an interim notice was sent to owners on august 16, 2016. the recall began on december 8, 2016. forester, solera, and sunseeker owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. isata customers should call 1-574-262-3474. forest river's number for this recall is 51-06012016-0206.
- 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:
- 16V465000 on 06/26/2016
- Component:
- Exterior lighting:brake lights
- Manufactured:
- 06/09/2014 - 05/24/2016
- Affected:
- 1,999
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 forester motorhomes manufactured june 10, 2014, to may 25, 2016, sunseeker motorhomes manufactured april 4, 2014, to may 25, 2016, 2015-2016 solera motorhomes manufactured february 28, 2014, to september 17, 2015, and 2016 isata motorhomes manufactured october 30, 2015, to may 26, 2016. water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and marker lights, making the lights inoperative. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence:
- If the rear brake lights fail to illuminate, following motorists may not realize that the vehicle in front of them is stopping. inoperative taillights, clearance lights and marker lights will make the vehicle less visible to others. either condition can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. an interim notice was sent to owners on august 16, 2016. the recall began on december 8, 2016. forester, solera, and sunseeker owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. isata customers should call 1-574-262-3474. forest river's number for this recall is 51-06012016-0206.
- 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.
2015 FOREST RIVER FORESTER TSB
- Bulletin:
- 510660
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- According to the attached letter from daimler ag/mercedes-benz; ?daimler ag (dag), the manufacturer of the mercedes-benz sprinter vehicles, has determined that the glass cover of the exhaust gas temperature sensor (upstream of turbocharger
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