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Forest River in these vehicles, the power steering hose may be improperly routed causing inadequate clearance between the hose and power stud.

NHTSA campaign 17V-059 · Reported January 26, 2017 · 67 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Berkshire and Charleston
VEHICLES AFFECTED
67
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owners, and FCCC dealers will reroute the power steering hose for proper clearance, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the hydraulic power assist hose, piping, and connections. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In these vehicles, the power steering hose may be improperly routed causing inadequate clearance between the hose and power stud. As a result, the hose can rub the power stud causing arcing and a power steering fluid leak.

WHY IT MATTERS

Arcing in the presence of power steering fluid leak under high pressure could increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owners, and FCCC dealers will reroute the power steering hose for proper clearance, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-059.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017–2018Forest River Berkshire
2017–2018Forest River Charleston

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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