NHTSA recall 05V234000
Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems › Water heater
Forest River Tsunami
Reported May 19, 2005FOREST RIVER, INC.Built Jan 1, 2003 – Apr 30, 2005
The defect
On certain motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
The risk
The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
The remedy
Vehicle systems IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or forest river at 574-522-1583.