Forest River Recalls Recreational Vehicles Due to Fire Risk in Electric Fireplaces
Forest River is recalling specific recreational vehicles equipped with certain electric fireplaces because the remote control receiver can overheat and cause a fire.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (fire hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with Dimplex ElectraFlame, Symphony, or OptiFlame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The recall involves the plug-in remote control receiver for the fireplace, which can overheat.
An overheated receiver could cause a fire. The affected vehicles include various models such as Cedar Creek, Cardinal, Georgetown, and Charleston, manufactured between 2001 and 2009.
Forest River is working with Dimplex to provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on January 28, 2011. Owners may contact Dimplex North America Customer Service at 1-888-346-7539 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE, CARDINAL, CHARLESTON, FLAGSTAFF
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Category
- Vehicle — Recreational Vehicle
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,207
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (12)
- BERKSHIRE
- CARDINAL
- CHARLESTON
- FLAGSTAFF
- CEDAR CREEK
- GEORGETOWN
- ROCKWOOD
- WILDWOOD LE
- SALEM LE
- SANDPIPER
- SALEM
- SIERRA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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