FOREST RIVER: TSUNAMI: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 11V152000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | TSUNAMI |
| Model Year: | 2000 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 38 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 20110314 |
| Recall Initiated By: | ODI |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 20110301 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20110308 |
Defect Summary:
FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
Consequence Summary:
THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Corrective Summary:
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
Notes:
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .