The defect
Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Georgetown, Sunseeker, Forester, Cross Country, Pathfinder, Cardinal, Blue Ridge, Cedar Creek, and Brookstone recreational vehicles manufactured March 11, 2013, through April 26, 2013 and equipped with certain Frigidaire Convection Microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS. The microwave may start on it's own and begin heating when unattended.
The risk
If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began in February 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Brookstone | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Cross Country | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Forester | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Pathfinder | 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2013, 2014 |
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 Blue Ridge | 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| Forest River Brookstone | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Brookstone | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Cross Country | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Cross Country | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Forester | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River Forester | 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| Forest River Pathfinder | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Pathfinder | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2014 | 2 | 4 |
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