Forest River recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013 Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Lexington, Forester and Sunseeker class B and class C motor homes built on Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana chassis. It may be possible to remove the key from the ignition when the vehicle is running or the transmission is not in the Park position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection."
What could happen
If the ignition key is removed while the vehicle is still on and/or the vehicle is not in Park, the vehicle may rollaway and the unintended movement of the vehicle may result in a possible crash or injury to pedestrians.
The fix
General Motors (GM) will notify owners on behalf of Forest River. GM dealers will replace the ignition lock cylinder and the two associated keys. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2013. For more information, GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463 and Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Owner's may also contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600.
Vehicles covered
- Forest River Concord 2013
- Forest River Forester 2013
- Forest River Freelander 2013
- Forest River Leprechaun 2013
- Forest River Lexington 2013
- Forest River Sunseeker 2013
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V037000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 1, 2013
- Owners notified
- Feb 28, 2013
- Vehicles or items affected
- Not stated
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electrical system › Ignition
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 114
Notes
Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Forest River recall: Electrical system Jun 18, 2013
- Cargo Mate / Coachmen / Forest River and more recall: Equipment May 17, 2013
- Forest River recall: Equipment Sep 18, 2012
- Forest River recall: Seats Jun 25, 2010
- Forest River recall: Electrical system Aug 3, 2026
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jan 16, 2026
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.