The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 XLR Toyhauler, Vengeance and Wolf Pack recreational trailers equipped with an optional generator. The generator's exhaust pipe is mounted too close to the trailer's plastic underbelly.
The risk
The generator's exhaust may melt the trailer's underbelly, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the exhaust pipe, lowering it away from the plastic underbelly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 73-0535.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Vengeance | 2017, 2018 |
| Forest River Wolf Pack | 2017, 2018 |
| Forest River XLR | 2017, 2018 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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 Vengeance | 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Vengeance | 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| Forest River Wolf Pack | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Wolf Pack | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River XLR | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Forest River XLR | 2018 | 1 | 8 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2017
67 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the electrical system; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 17V845000 28 Dec 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V838000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V829000 19 Dec 2017 | REV Recreation Group |
| 17V830000 19 Dec 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V825000 19 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V814000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V799000 13 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V795000 11 Dec 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017