The defect
Forest River, Inc.(Forest River) is recalling two model year 2009 Rockport commerical vehicles, manufactured from April 27, 2009, through May 29, 2009, equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices, due to overheating.
The risk
Overheating of the battery separator can result in smoke and possible fire.
The remedy
Forest River has notified the owners and arranged to replace the battery separators free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-295-8749.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Rockport | 2009 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Rockport | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2012
128 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the equipment; FOREST RIVER, INC. filed 49 campaigns in all.
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| 12V592000 11 Dec 2012 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD |
| 12V580000 10 Dec 2012 | Glaval Bus Division |
| 12V575000 10 Dec 2012 | Winnebago Industries Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012