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Forest River plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.

NHTSA campaign 10V-454 · Reported October 1, 2010 · 2,207 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Berkshire, Cedar Creek, Charleston and Georgetown
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2,207
REMEDY
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT.
COST
Free

The short version

FOREST RIVER, INC. reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.

WHY IT MATTERS

AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

WHAT TO DO

FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-454.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2007Forest River Berkshire
2003–2009Forest River Cedar Creek
2004–2007Forest River Charleston
2001–2005Forest River Georgetown

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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