The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL EXTERIOR COOK TOP. SOME OF THE COOK TOPS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH A RUBBER HOSE ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE BURNER MANIFOLD. THIS HOSE COULD MELT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT FROM THE BURNERS AND LEAK LIQUID PROPANE GAS.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE COOK TOP.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GAS CONNECTION HOSE WITH THE PROPER SUB ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Salem Lite | 1999 |
| Forest River Wildwood Lite | 1999 |
Components: 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 Salem Lite | 1999 | 3 | 1 |
| Forest River Wildwood Lite | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1999
24 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the equipment; FOREST RIVER, INC. filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 99V362000 29 Dec 1999 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 99V361000 29 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V257000 15 Dec 1999 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. |
| 99V258000 15 Dec 1999 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. |
| 98V167011 10 Dec 1999 | CUSTOM COACH CORPORATION |
| 99V322000 23 Nov 1999 | MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V314000 5 Nov 1999 | ULTRA CARTS, INC. |
| 99V288000 21 Oct 1999 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999