The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·20V727000·Announced 2021-11-11

[pending] 2008 FOREST RIVER SALEM

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 20V727000.

What this means for you

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: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral and Shasta, 2019-2020 Coachmen Concord and Orion, 2020-2021 Coachmen Cross Trek and Forest River Berkshire, 2019-2021 Coachmen Freelander, Leprechaun and Prism, 2020 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach, Dynamax Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL and Isata and Forest River Wildwood and 2008 and 2020 Forest River Salem vehicles equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.

A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995, or Dometic customer service at 1-574-293-0681. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1259.

The recalled product

Product
2008 FOREST RIVER SALEM
Brand
FOREST RIVER
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Affected units
4,203

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 (18)

  • SALEM
  • SHASTA
  • FREELANDER
  • LEPRECHAUN
  • CHAPARRAL
  • PRISM
  • CONCORD
  • ORION
  • BERKSHIRE
  • WILDWOOD
  • CROSS TREK
  • FORCE
  • DX3
  • SPORTSCOACH
  • PURSUIT
  • MIRADA
  • DYNAQUEST XL
  • ISATA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.