| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V349000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FOREST RIVER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SALEM LITE |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19990104 - 19990731 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
459 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19991201 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19991201 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19991214 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19991230 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL EXTERIOR COOK TOP. SOME OF THE COOK TOPS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH A RUBBER HOSE ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE BURNER MANIFOLD. THIS HOSE COULD MELT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT FROM THE BURNERS AND LEAK LIQUID PROPANE GAS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE COOK TOP. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GAS CONNECTION HOSE WITH THE PROPER SUB ASSEMBLY. |