Vehicle recall 99V349000 · December 14, 1999
Forest River Salem Lite and Wildwood Lite
Vehicle description: trailers and fifth wheel vehicles equipped with an optional exterior cook top.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: trailers and fifth wheel vehicles equipped with an optional exterior cook top. Some of the cook tops were constructed with a rubber hose attached directly to the burner manifold. This hose could melt because of the heat from the burners and leak liquid propane gas.
- Consequence
- This could result in a fire in the cook top.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the gas connection hose with the proper sub assembly.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 1, 1999.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 1-219-534-3167.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
- 99V349000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 14, 1999
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Owner notification
- December 1, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 459
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
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 Salem Lite (1999): 1999
- Forest River Wildwood Lite (1999): 1999
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