NEWS RELEASES
NHTSA Recalls Affecting The RV Industry In March (PART I)
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website.
Airstream Recall: (189 vehicles) 2019 Airstream Basecamp X recreational vehicles. The Federal Certification Label and Tire Placard may have incorrect information stating that the vehicle is equipped with 235/55R18 Load Range D tires needing 80 psi, when the vehicles are actually equipped with 235/75R15 Load Range D tires needing 51 psi. Airstream will send owners a new corrected Federal Certification Label and Tire Placard, free of charge. Airstream customer service: 1-877-596-6505 or 1-937-596-6111 extension 7401 or 7411.
Daimler Vans USA Recall: (1,197 vehicles) 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VS30 vehicles equipped with LED rear fog lights. The lights may not illuminate, despite the rear fog light switch being turned on. Dealers will update the software settings of the control unit body controller, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on April 19, 2019. DVUSA customer service: 1-877-762-8267.
Entegra Coach Recall: (45 vehicles) 2019 Reatta motorhomes built on a Spartan chassis, equipped with independent front suspension and front drum brakes. The cotter pins may be missing or improperly installed at the actuator rod of the front slack adjuster for the front brakes, affecting brake performance and lengthening stopping distance. Spartan Service Centers will inspect and properly install the cotter pin or install any missing pins and adjust the brakes appropriately, free of charge. Entegra customer service: 1-800-517-9137.
Forest River Recalls
· Recall 45-0931: (7 vehicles) 2018 XLR recreational trailers, models XLT26HFS, XLT26HFS-W, and XLT27KW. The affected trailers were not equipped with a liquid propane (LP)/carbon monoxide (CO) detector. Dealers will install an LP/CO detector, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-574-642-0432.
· Recall 51-0940: (11 vehicles) 2019 Glaval Entourage motorhomes and 2017-2018 Berkshire Coach Ultra motorhomes built on a Ford chassis and equipped with an engine block heater. Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage to the connector, which can result in an electrical short. Ford dealers will inspect the block heater cable and replace it if damage is found, or if no damage is found, the terminal connector will be packed with grease and reconnected, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-574-343-5111; Ford customer service: 1-866-436-7332.
· Recall 10B-0943: (2,454 vehicles) 2019 Flagstaff and Rockwood recreational trailers on which the break-away safety switch may be improperly wired, and as a result, the trailer brakes will not apply in the event that the trailer disconnects from the tow vehicle. Dealers will install a new wiring harness to maintain the supply of power to the brake system, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-574-642-2640.
· Recall 410-0954: (54 vehicles) 2019 Forest River Columbus recreational trailers, equipped with MORryde Rubber Pin Boxes. The pin box mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened, possibly resulting in the trailer separating from the tow vehicle. Forest River or MORryde dealers will replace the mounting bolts, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-574-821-1487 or MORyde customer service: 1-574-293-1581.
· Recall 69-0949: (25 vehicles) 2019 Forest River Wildwood recreational trailers on which the Federal Placard indicates an incorrect front tire pressure of 110 PSI. The correct PSI of the front, rear and spare tires is 80 PSI. Forest River has supplied a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-574-534-6127, extension 10917.
· Recall 10D-0950: (85 vehicles) 2018-2019 Rockwood and Flagstaff recreational trailers. The bunk bed door latch fasteners that secure the bunk bed door closed may fail, allowing the door to open while moving. Dealers will install the correct fasteners for the bunk bed door latches, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-574-642-8943.
· Recall 64-0948: (10 vehicles) 2019 Cherokee recreational trailers. The Federal Placards indicate an incorrect tire size of ST205/75R15, when the vehicles are actually equipped with ST225/75R15 tires. Forest River sent owners a new Federal Placard with correct tire size information, free of charge. Forest River customer service: 1-541-644-8072, extension 4022.
Heartland Recreational Vehicles Recalls
· Recall 99.01.45: (294 vehicles) 2019 Prowler and Trail Runner recreational trailers. The Federal Certification Label may contain incorrect tire size, load range and tire pressure information. Heartland provided replacement certification labels, free of charge. Heartland customer service: 1-877-262-8032.
· Recall 99.01.46: (14 vehicles) 2019 Prowler and Trail Runner recreational trailers. The trailers were equipped with Load Range D tires instead of Load Range E tires. Dealers will replace the tires with ones of the correct load range, free of charge. Heartland customer service: 1-877-262-8032.