Prime Time recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Prime Time Wildcat fifth-wheel recreational trailers. The water heater may have been installed too close to the underside of the slideroom possibly allowing carbon monoxide to enter the vehicle.
What could happen
If carbon monoxide enters the vehicle through the slideroom opening, it can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a kit to remedy the water heater's location, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 61-0515.
Vehicles covered
- Prime Time Wildcat 2017–2018
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17V552000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 6, 2017
- Owners notified
- Oct 30, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 88
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Dec 2, 2016 to Aug 28, 2017
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems › Water heater
- Maker's own recall number
- 61-0515
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.
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.