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Forest River recall 10V293: Forest River Lexington, Forest River Sunseeker (2010)

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Forest River Lexington, Forest River Sunseeker, model year 2010. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 June 2010. 66 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says 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 …

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 10V293 cover?
Forest River Lexington, Forest River Sunseeker, model year 2010.
What is wrong with them?
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.
What can happen if it is not put right?
THE FABRIC COULD BURN FASTER AND CAUSE INJURY IF A FIRE OCCURS.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. 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.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.

What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE FABRIC COULD BURN FASTER AND CAUSE INJURY IF A FIRE OCCURS.”

66vehicles potentially
affected
2models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 25 June 2010owners told 15 September 2010today
The defect reached the regulator on 25 June 2010. Owners were written to 82 days later, on 15 September 2010. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign10V293
Filed byFOREST RIVER, INC.
System at faultSeats
Reported to NHTSA25 June 2010
Model years2010-2010
Vehicles namedFOREST RIVER LEXINGTON, FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER

What the notice says today

The consequence

THE FABRIC COULD BURN FASTER AND CAUSE INJURY IF A FIRE OCCURS.

The 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.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

The models named here, across their whole recall history

How to cite this record

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