The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Dynamax and Coachmen Pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 Freelander and Orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
The risk
A flammable shower curtain may further fuel a fire, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Dynamax customer service at 1-574-262-3474, Pursuit customer service at 1-574-825-8305 (east of the Mississippi) or 1-574-825-8317 (west of the Mississippi) and Freelander or Orion customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-07152016-0225.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Dynamax | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Forest River Freelander | 2016, 2017 |
| Forest River Orion | 2016, 2017 |
| Forest River Pursuit | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
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 Dynamax | 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| Forest River Dynamax | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest River Dynamax | 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| Forest River Dynamax | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Dynamax | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Freelander | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Freelander | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Orion | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Orion | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Pursuit | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Pursuit | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Pursuit | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Pursuit | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Pursuit | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V909000 16 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016