The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Forester and Sunseeker motorhomes. The park brake signal wire may not be connected to the house battery control center, which can allow the slideroom to extend during transit.
The risk
A slideroom unexpectedly extends increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will connect the signal wire to the battery control center, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 34-1707.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Forester | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL
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 Forester | 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| Forest River Forester | 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Forester | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2023
17 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the parking brake; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 23V798000 26 Nov 2023 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 23V776000 17 Nov 2023 | Xos, Inc. |
| 23V760000 10 Nov 2023 | Xos, Inc. |
| 23V748000 7 Nov 2023 | Alexis Fire Equipment Company |
| 23V747000 7 Nov 2023 | Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 23V699000 17 Oct 2023 | Autocar, LLC |
| 23V631000 12 Sept 2023 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 23V509000 21 Jul 2023 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023