Vehicle recall 04V276000 · June 1, 2004
Forest River Forester, Forest River Georgetown and 5 more models
Certain seat belt buckles on some motor homes fail to conform to the load requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain seat belt buckles on some motor homes fail to conform to the load requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence
- The seat belt buckle may unlatch in the event of a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy
- Amsafe will notify customers and replace the buckles. Owners should contact amsafe at 1-574-266-8330 or forest river at 1-574-389-4600.
- 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
- 04V276000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 1, 2004
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,010
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
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 Forester (2004): 2004
- Forest River Georgetown (2004): 2004
- Forest River Lexington (2004): 2004
- Forest River Reflection (2004): 2004
- Forest River Regency (2004): 2004
- Forest River Sunseeker (2004): 2004
- Tsunami TMZ (2004): 2004
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