Recall 07V085000: 1997–2003 Forest River Lexington GT and 19 other models

Report received

Mar 5, 2007

Manufacturer

Forest river, inc.

Potentially affected

128,000vehicles

Model years

1997–2003

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Possible consequence

Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Remedy

Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or forest river at 1-574-389-4600,

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1997 Forest River ALL American Sport0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River ALL American Sport0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River ALL American Sport0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River ALL American Sport0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River ALL American Sport1 complaints
• 2002 Forest River ALL American Sport1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River ALL American Sport0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Cardinal0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Cardinal2 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Cardinal2 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Cardinal2 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Cardinal1 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Cardinal1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Cardinal1 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Cedar Creek0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Cedar Creek0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Cedar Creek0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Cedar Creek0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Cedar Creek1 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Cedar Creek2 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Cedar Creek1 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Cherokee0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Cherokee0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Cherokee1 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Cherokee2 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Cherokee0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Cherokee0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Cherokee1 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Flagstaff0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Flagstaff1 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Flagstaff0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Flagstaff0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Flagstaff0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Flagstaff1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Flagstaff0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Forester0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Forester0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Forester0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Forester0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Forester1 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Forester0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Forester0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Georgetown0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Georgetown1 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Georgetown3 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Georgetown4 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Georgetown7 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Georgetown6 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Georgetown5 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Lexington GT0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Reflection0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Reflection0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Reflection0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Reflection2 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Reflection2 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Reflection0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Reflection0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Rockwood0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Rockwood0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Rockwood0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Rockwood0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Rockwood0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Rockwood1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Rockwood10 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Salem0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Salem0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Salem0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Salem0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Salem2 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Salem1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Salem8 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Sandpiper0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Sandpiper0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Sandpiper0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Sandpiper2 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Sandpiper4 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Sandpiper1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Sandpiper0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Sierra0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Sierra0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Sierra0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Sierra0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Sierra0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Sierra2 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Sierra3 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Sunseeker0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Sunseeker0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Sunseeker0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Sunseeker3 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Sunseeker0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Sunseeker3 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Sunseeker3 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Surveyor0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Wildcat0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Wildcat0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Wildcat0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Wildcat0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Wildcat0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Wildcat3 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Wildcat1 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Wildwood0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Wildwood0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Wildwood0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Wildwood3 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Wildwood10 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Wildwood5 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Wildwood2 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Windsong0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Windsong2 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Windsong0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Windsong2 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Windsong1 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Windsong1 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Windsong6 complaints
• 1997 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints
• 1998 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints
• 1999 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints
• 2000 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints
• 2001 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints
• 2002 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Work And Play0 complaints