NHTSA Campaign 18V034000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Issued by Forest River, Inc. · Reported Jan 11, 2018 · 223 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Forest River Cherokee travel trailers. On the affected trailers, a 14 gauge and a 12 gauge neutral wire for the 110V Air Conditioning were connected to the same lug in the 120V panel neutral bus bar.

Consequence

If both wires were connected to same lug, the smaller wire may overheat and fail due to trying to handle a higher load, thereby increasing the risk of an electrical fire.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the subject wire to another 14 gauge terminal, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 17A-0609.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE 2017 223
FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE 2018 223

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V034000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.