Vehicle recall 10V293000 · June 25, 2010
Forest River Lexington and Sunseeker
These motor homes fail to comply with the requirement of federal motor vehicle safety no. 302, "flammability of interior materials." failure to have the fabric treated with the…
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- Summary
- Forest river is recalling certain model year 2010 sunseeker and lexington motor homes manufactured from November 10, 2009 through June 17, 2010. These motor homes fail to comply with the requirement of federal motor vehicle safety no. 302, "flammability of interior materials." failure to have the fabric treated with the right flame retardant before shipping.
- Consequence
- The fabric could burn faster and cause injury if a fire occurs.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the slip covers or the cushion if necessary. Also the fabric will be treated with a flame retardant to assure compliance. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about September 15, 2010. Owners may contact forest river at 574-206-7605.
- Notes
- 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V293000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 25, 2010
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Owner notification
- September 15, 2010
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 66
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
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 Lexington (2010): 2010
- Forest River Sunseeker (2010): 2010
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