Vehicle recall 12V200000 · May 8, 2012
2010-2012 Forest River Georgetown
The gear shifters cable may break at the attachment to the transmission control selector arm assembly mounted on the steering column.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Forest river is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 georgetown recreational vehicles built on a Ford stripped chassis, manufactured from February 15, 2010, through November 29, 2011. The gear shifters cable may break at the attachment to the transmission control selector arm assembly mounted on the steering column. If the cable breaks, the transmission gear indicator in the gear display in the instrument panel will remain in the first gear position regardless of the gear selected.
- Consequence
- An incorrect gear indication in the instrument panel increases the risk that a vehicle is left in gear, such that the vehicle could roll leading to a crash or injury to a bystander.
- Remedy
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission selector arm assembly and the cable assembly, free of charge. Forest river has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact forest river at 1-574-295-8749.
- Notes
- Customers may 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
- 12V200000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 8, 2012
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Owner notification
- March 2, 2012
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,468
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Gear position indication (prndl)
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 (2010-2012): 2012, 2011, 2010
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