Vehicle recall 02V296000 · November 7, 2002
Forest River Georgetown and Windsong
On certain class a motor homes built on either a Ford or workhorse chassis, the power feed for the fog lamps may have been mis-wired.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On certain class a motor homes built on either a Ford or workhorse chassis, the power feed for the fog lamps may have been mis-wired.
- Consequence
- Normal use of the fog lights could cause the diode in the radio circuit to overheat and possibly cause a fire. Owners are asked to not use the fog lights until this situation is corrected. Although the georgetown motor homes were not equipped with fog lights, the wiring for the fog lights is in the dash harness, and therefore, contains the defect.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace part of the dash harness that contains this wiring. Owner notification began November 19, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact forest river at 1-574-389-1892.
- Notes
- Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V296000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 7, 2002
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Owner notification
- November 19, 2002
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 220
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Fog lights › Switch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Forest River Georgetown (2001-2002): 2002, 2001
- Forest River Windsong (2001-2002): 2002, 2001
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