The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Coachmen RV Encounter recreational vehicles, and 2014-2018 Coachmen RV Mirada and Mirada Select recreational vehicles equipped with the residential refrigerator option instead of the standard refrigerator. The unused, but powered, wiring for the standard refrigerator was left with exposed wire ends.
The risk
If the energized positive wire and negative wire make contact, the wires may sort circuit and possibly melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the positive and negative wires from the battery, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8212. Forest River's number for this recall is 310-06212017-0455.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Encounter | 2014, 2015 |
| Forest River Mirada | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Forest River Mirada Select | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 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 Encounter | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Encounter | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada Select | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada Select | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada Select | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada Select | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Mirada Select | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2017
170 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 17V847000 29 Dec 2017 | ShowHauler Trucks, Inc. |
| 17V844000 27 Dec 2017 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 17V841000 22 Dec 2017 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 17V824000 21 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V835000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V831000 20 Dec 2017 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 17V827000 19 Dec 2017 | Keystone RV Company |
| 17V828000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017