NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V454000

Equipment — Forest River · reported 1 Oct 2010 · 2,207 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.

The risk

AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

The fix

FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL 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.

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> .

NHTSA campaign
10V454000
Filed by
Forest River, Inc.
Report received
1 Oct 2010
Owners notified
28 Jan 2011
Potentially affected
2,207

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Forest River Berkshire 2001 Forest River Cardinal 2002 Forest River Cardinal 2003 Forest River Cardinal 2004 Forest River Cardinal 2005 Forest River Cardinal 2003 Forest River Cedar Creek 2004 Forest River Cedar Creek 2005 Forest River Cedar Creek 2006 Forest River Cedar Creek 2009 Forest River Cedar Creek 2004 Forest River Charleston 2005 Forest River Charleston 2007 Forest River Charleston 2005 Forest River Flagstaff 2007 Forest River Flagstaff 2001 Forest River Georgetown 2002 Forest River Georgetown 2003 Forest River Georgetown 2004 Forest River Georgetown 2005 Forest River Georgetown 2005 Forest River Rockwood 2007 Forest River Rockwood 2004 Forest River Salem 2007 Forest River Salem 2007 Forest River Salem Le 2004 Forest River Sandpiper 2004 Forest River Sierra 2007 Forest River Wildwood Le

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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