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NHTSA campaign 18V179000 · Forest River campaign 51-0665

Forest River, Inc. Recall 18V-179: Power Steering Fluid Leak or Electrical Arcing

NHTSA recall 18V179000 (Forest River campaign 51-0665) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on March 19, 2018, with 416 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Charleston, Coachmen Cross Country, Coachmen Pathfinder and more for model years 2012–2017. Owners were notified on April 13, 2018, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 18V179000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
18V179000 (also written 18V-179 or 18V179)
Filed by
Forest River, Inc.
Forest River campaign number
51-0665
Report received
Potentially affected
416 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V179000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Coachmen

  • Coachmen Cross Country

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built July 12, 2012 – February 25, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Coachmen Pathfinder

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built March 7, 2013 – February 18, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Coachmen recalls

Forest River

  • Forest River Berkshire

    • 2016, 2017 · Vehicles built May 29, 2015 – July 29, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • Forest River Charleston

All Forest River recalls

Glaval Bus

  • Glaval Bus Synergy

    • 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built September 30, 2013 – April 29, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Glaval Bus recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V179000.

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Forest River Berkshire, 2012-2017 Forest River Charleston, 2013-2015 Coachmen Cross Country and Pathfinder, and 2014-2015 Glaval Synergy motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The power steering hose on the affected vehicles may be routed incorrectly, and, as a result, the hose may rub against the power stud on the starter motor, possibly causing electrical arcing and a power steering fluid leak.

Safety consequence

Electrical arcing in the presence of leaking power steering fluid can increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will reroute the power steering hose to provide proper clearance, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712, Forest River customer service at 1-574-295-2117, Coachmen customer service at 1-574-825-8212, or Glaval customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0665.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V179000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.