Forest River Recalls 2010-2012 Berkshire and Charleston Motorhomes
Forest River is recalling 2010-2012 Berkshire and Charleston diesel motorhomes because loose diode jumpers may prevent brake lights from working or cruise control from disengaging.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect affecting critical safety systems (brake lights and cruise control disengagement) that explicitly increases the risk of a vehicle crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Berkshire and Charleston diesel motorhomes. The recall involves the vehicle chassis, which is equipped with connectors for diode jumpers that may come loose, resulting in an open circuit. This defect affects two specific circuits: the one that disengages the cruise control when the brake pedal is used, and the one that illuminates the brake lights when the brake pedal is used.
The defect may increase the risk of a vehicle crash. If the cruise control fails to disengage when the brakes are applied, the vehicle may continue to accelerate or maintain speed unexpectedly. Additionally, if the brake lights do not illuminate when the brakes are applied, the driver's intent to stop is not communicated to other road users, further increasing the risk of a collision.
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) is performing this recall on behalf of Forest River. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the diode jumpers to ensure they are fully locked in place and will correct the vehicles as needed. The recall began in January 2013. Owners should contact Daimler Trucks Warranty Campaigns Department at (800) 547-0712, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time Monday through Friday, or the Customer Assistance Center at (800) FTL-HELP after normal business hours.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER CHARLESTON, BERKSHIRE
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Motorhome
- Affected units
- 451
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 (2)
- CHARLESTON
- BERKSHIRE
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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