The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Georgetown and FR3 Class A motorhomes. The liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tank mounting brackets may break, which can result in the LPG tank becoming dislodged and damaged.
The risk
A damaged LPG tank increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the brackets and welds as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 11, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 68-1736.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River FR3 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK ASSEMBLY
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 FR3 | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2024 | 5 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2024
156 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 24V958000 20 Dec 2024 | Gillig, LLC |
| 24V952000 20 Dec 2024 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 24V934000 17 Dec 2024 | Cummins, Inc. |
| 24V929000 13 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V931000 13 Dec 2024 | Featherlite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC |
| 24V912000 6 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V902000 29 Nov 2024 | Kuntry Kustom RV, LLC |
| 24V893000 26 Nov 2024 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024