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Forest River rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.

NHTSA campaign 20V-488 · Reported August 18, 2020 · 1,547 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Berkshire and Charleston
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,547
REMEDY
Forest Rivers will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will replace the old Power Distribution Module (PDM) with a new PDM, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the exterior lighting brake lights. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.

WHY IT MATTERS

Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Forest Rivers will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will replace the old Power Distribution Module (PDM) with a new PDM, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-488.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017–2020Forest 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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