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HighNHTSA·20V727000·Announced 2021-11-11

Multiple recreational vehicle models recalled for cooking stove gas leak

Forest River and Coachmen recreational vehicles with Dometic 3-burner cooking stoves may experience gas leaks from overtightened saddle valve bolts, creating a fire hazard. Owners should contact dealers for a free remedy kit.

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: This is a risk-of-harm product (potential gas leak in an RV cooking stove) where injury has not yet been reported, per the rubric criterion for Score 3 (High). The source states the consequence is increased fire risk but does not report any actual injuries or deaths.

Plain-English summary

Forest River, Inc. is recalling recreational vehicles equipped with Dometic 3-burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.

A gas leak increases the risk of fire. The recall includes 2008 and 2020 Forest River Salem vehicles, 2020-2021 Forest River Berkshire and Wildwood vehicles, multiple Coachmen models (Chaparral, Shasta, Concord, Orion, Cross Trek, Freelander, Leprechaun, Prism, Mirada, Pursuit, and Sportscoach) with model years from 2019 to 2021, and Dynamax vehicles (Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL, and Isata) from 2020.

Forest River will notify owners and provide a free remedy kit, which dealers will install at no charge. The kit includes gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and labels. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-825-4995 or Dometic at 1-574-293-0681.

For additional information, owners may contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
2008 FOREST RIVER SALEM
Brand
FOREST RIVER
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Recreational Vehicle / LPG Cooking Stove
Hazard
  • gas-leak
  • fire-risk
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.

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