The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 F33-CKTS fifth wheels, equipped with I.D. black iron pipe for the L.P. system. The affected vehicles may experience the pipe being damaged or punctured due to the spring action of the axle suspension.
The risk
If the iron pipe becomes damaged due to the spring action of the axle suspension, it could potentially cause a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a replacement kit, part number 32096, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-219-533-5934. Forest River's number for this recall is FR430-14-1.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River F33-CKTS | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
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 F33-CKTS | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River F33-CKTS | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River F33-CKTS | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2014
107 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 14V828000 30 Dec 2014 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 14V823000 29 Dec 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 14V821000 29 Dec 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V782000 9 Dec 2014 | Starcraft RV |
| 14V775000 5 Dec 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V745000 21 Nov 2014 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 14V734000 17 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V718000 10 Nov 2014 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014