The defect
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013 Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Lexington, Forester and Sunseeker class B and class C motor homes built on Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana chassis. It may be possible to remove the key from the ignition when the vehicle is running or the transmission is not in the Park position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection."
The risk
If the ignition key is removed while the vehicle is still on and/or the vehicle is not in Park, the vehicle may rollaway and the unintended movement of the vehicle may result in a possible crash or injury to pedestrians.
The remedy
General Motors (GM) will notify owners on behalf of Forest River. GM dealers will replace the ignition lock cylinder and the two associated keys. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2013. For more information, GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463 and Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Owner's may also contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Concord | 2013 |
| Forest River Forester | 2013 |
| Forest River Freelander | 2013 |
| Forest River Leprechaun | 2013 |
| Forest River Lexington | 2013 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2013 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
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 Concord | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Forester | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River Freelander | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Leprechaun | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Lexington | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2013
76 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the electrical system; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013