Forest River Forester, Forest River Lexington, Forest River Solera, Forest River Sunseeker, model year 2014. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 18 June 2013. 289 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014 Sunseeker, Forester, Lexington, and Solera motorhomes manufactured between April 1, 2013, through May 21, 2013. The battery isolation manager (BIM) can develop a short circuit.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V251 cover?
- Forest River Forester, Forest River Lexington, Forest River Solera, Forest River Sunseeker, model year 2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014 Sunseeker, Forester, Lexington, and Solera motorhomes manufactured between April 1, 2013, through May 21, 2013. The battery isolation manager (BIM) can develop a short circuit.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A short circuit may result in smoke, melting or a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Forest River will notify owners and will replace the BIM. The recall is expected to begin during July 2013. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600.
- 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: “A short circuit may result in smoke, melting or a fire.”
affected
in the notice
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| Campaign | 13V251 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Forest River, Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 June 2013 |
| Model years | 2014-2014 |
| Vehicles named | FOREST RIVER FORESTER, FOREST RIVER LEXINGTON, FOREST RIVER SOLERA, FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A short circuit may result in smoke, melting or a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and will replace the BIM. The recall is expected to begin during July 2013. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-206-7600.
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Forest River Forester recalls: 21 US campaigns
- Forest River Lexington recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Forest River Solera recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Forest River Sunseeker recalls: 21 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 13V251, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v251/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13V251 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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