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Forest river

Official notice

14 Aug 2023

Last checked

14 Aug 2023

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Forest river. Issue: On one motorhome, in certain conditions, the connection between the fuse and fuse mount for the blower motor could overheat. Safety Risk: A fuse and wiring that overheats could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify the owner by mail and advise them to take their motorhome to a Mercedes-Benz dealership to replace and relocate the blower motor fuse and its wiring. To reduce the safety risk, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you should only operate the blower in manual mode, and not use either the highest or lowest temperature settings until the recall repairs have been completed. Published 2023-08-14.

What to do now

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Recall number

74129

Official notice

2023-08-14

The hazard

Issue: On one motorhome, in certain conditions, the connection between the fuse and fuse mount for the blower motor could overheat. Safety Risk: A fuse and wiring that overheats could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify the owner by mail and advise them to take their motorhome to a Mercedes-Benz dealership to replace and relocate the blower motor fuse and its wiring. To reduce the safety risk, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you should only operate the blower in manual mode, and not use either the highest or lowest temperature settings until the recall repairs have been completed.

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Recall Numbers

74129

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2021, Make: FOREST RIVER, Model: FORESTER

Risk / hazard

Issue: On one motorhome, in certain conditions, the connection between the fuse and fuse mount for the blower motor could overheat. Safety Risk: A fuse and wiring that overheats could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify the owner by mail and advise them to take their motorhome to a Mercedes-Benz dealership to replace and relocate the blower motor fuse and its wiring. To reduce the safety risk, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you should only operate the blower in manual mode, and not use either the highest or lowest temperature settings until the recall repairs have been completed.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Forest River.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

74129

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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