Coachmen / Continental Cargo / Forest River recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
What could happen
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.
Vehicles covered
- Coachmen Brookstone 2012–2016
- Continental Cargo Continental Cargo 2012–2016
- Forest River Berkshire 2012–2016
- Forest River Charleston 2012–2016
- Forest River Dynamax 2012–2016
- Forest River Legacy 2012–2016
- Forest River Shockwave 2012–2016
- Forest River Work And Play 2012–2016
- Forest River Xlr 2012–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V771000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 19, 2015
- Owners notified
- Dec 17, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 489
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 20, 2013 to Jul 30, 2014
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems › Water heater
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-11092015-0107
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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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.