The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Glaval Entourage motorhomes and 2017-2018 Berkshire Coach Ultra motorhomes built on a Ford chassis and equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage to the connector, which can result in an electrical short.
The risk
Prolonged corrosion of the connector may cause a resistive short, overheating or melting the wiring and increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River has notified owners, and Ford dealers will inspect the block heater cable and replace it if damage is found. If no damage is found, the terminal connector will be packed with grease and reconnected. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 6, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5111 or Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0940.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Berkshire | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2019 |
Components: ENGINE | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 Berkshire | 2017 | 0 | 11 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Other engine recalls in 2019
21 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the engine; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V841000 21 Nov 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 19V732000 15 Oct 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V697000 2 Oct 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V675000 20 Sept 2019 | Ducati North America |
| 19V642000 6 Sept 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V613000 21 Aug 2019 | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| 19V597000 14 Aug 2019 | Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| 19V565000 31 Jul 2019 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019