IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recall Number: 16V330 - Daimler Trucks: 16V204 Transport Canada Recall Number: 2016-291 Forest River Campaign Recall Number: 40-05132016-0196 Date: June 23, 2016 PLACE OWNER ADDRESS HERE USING THE MAIL MERGE GUIDE This Notice applies to your vehicle VIN listed above. Dear Forest River Customer: This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Forest River Office of Corporate Compliance ( OCC ) has decided that a defect, which relates to the motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2014 through 2016 model year CHARLESTON - CHA430BH-450, CHA430FK-450, CHA430RB-450 and CHA430RBTS-450. What is the defect? According to the report filed by Daimler Trucks North America, on certain motorhome chassis built with a heavier adjustable foot pedal, the brake activation signal to certain towed devices may not deactivate when the motorhome service brakes are released. Evaluation of the risk to the vehicle related to the recall. According to the report filed by Daimler Trucks North America, if the brake activation signal to a towed vehicle remains active when the motorhome chassis service brakes are released, the brakes on a towed device may remain engaged. As a result, the brakes could drag and overheat potentially resulting in a fire. Additionally, following drivers may be confused by the motorhome's actions, increasing the risk of a crash. What is Daimler Trucks North America going to do? Daimler Trucks North America will be responsible for remedy of the affected assembly. This service will be conducted at no charge to the owner of a Forest River product. What is the Daimler Trucks North America Customer Service Phone Number? (800) 547-0712 What is the Daimler Trucks North America Customer Service E-Mail? DTNA.Warranty.Campaigns@Daimler.com What should you do? Please contact Daimler Trucks North America to arrange a service appointment for the free repair. The vehicle owner is responsible for making arraignments to have the work completed. It is helpful to the dealership to have a copy of this letter when you take your vehicle in for the recall remedy. Please note: Federal law requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days. If you are still having difficulty getting your vehicle repaired in a reasonable amount of time or without change, you may write to the following address: Administrator Head of Recalls National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Motor Vehicle Safety Investigations Laboratory 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E. Transport Canada Washington, D.C. 20590 80 Noël street, Gatineau, Quebec, J8Z 0A1 Or you may call the toll free Vehicle Safety Telephone (819) 994-3240 Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or Facsimile (819) 994-3372 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153) Or visit www.safercar.gov and search Recall ID: 2016-291 Recall ID (Forest River): 16V330 Recall ID (Daimler Trucks):16V204 Sincerely, Forest River, Inc. Director & Engineer Office of Corporate Compliance Page 1 of 1
Daimler Trucks North America LLC Daimler Trucks North America LLC P.O. Box 4090 Portland, OR 97208-4090 800.547.0712 Phone 503.745.9009 Fax April 2016 FL704A NHTSA #16V-204 Notice of Submission of Defect Information Report/Defect Information Notice Subject: Motorhome Brake Lights & Trailer Brakes Daimler Trucks North America has determined that a safety related defect exists in certain chassis manufactured by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and delivered to your company. As the incomplete vehicle manufacturer of these products, Daimler Trucks North America is unable to provide the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and/or Transport Canada with the information necessary to fully describe the vehicles potentially containing this defect as required by Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 573.6(c)(2) and/or Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations Section 15(1)(b). Your company may have an obligation to report this information. The attached Defect Information Report and Defect Information Notice were filed with the appropriate government agencies. Please refer to these notices for details regarding the nature of the defect, the remedy, and the expected date when the remedy without charge will be available to owners. Daimler Trucks North America will be conducting this recall and filing the quarterly reports required by Title 49 CFR 573.7 and/or MVSR 15(3). Repairs will be performed by authorized Daimler Trucks North America repair facilities. A preliminary list of potentially affected vehicles delivered to you is included. This is the first letter in regard to this recall that you will receive. You will receive another notice when Daimler Trucks North America notifies its dealers and owners that a remedy without charge for this issue is available. If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact the Warranty Campaigns Department at (800) 547-0712, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, e-mail address DTNA.Warranty.Campaigns@Daimler.com. WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS DEPARTMENT Enclosure
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USA VINS 4UZFCHCY7ECFZ1255 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008464 4UZFCHCYXECFZ1265 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008465 4UZFCHCY1ECFZ1266 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008466 4UZFCHCY8ECFW8292 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008467 4UZFCHCY3ECFZ1267 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008468 4UZFCHCY5ECFZ1268 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008469 4UZFCHCY4ECFV7029 CHA430RB-450 CHZ008470 4UZFCHCY2FCGK2705 CHA430RB-450 CHZ008471 4UZFCHCY4FCGK2706 CHA430FK-450 CHZ008472 4UZFCHCY6FCGK2707 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008474 4UZFCHCY8FCGK2708 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008475 4UZFCHCY0FCGK2704 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008476 4UZFCHCY7FCGM1539 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008477 4UZFCHCY3FCGM1540 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008478 4UZFCHCY7FCGM1542 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008479 4UZFCHCY5FCGM1538 CHA430RB-450 CHZ008480 4UZFCHCY5FCGM1541 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008481 4UZFCHCY4FCGN2093 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008482 4UZFCHCY6FCGN2094 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008483 4UZFCHCY2FCGN5591 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008484 4UZFCHCY4FCGN5592 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008485 4UZFCHCY0FCGN5590 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008486 4UZFCHCY6FCGN5593 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008487 4UZFCHCY8FCGN5594 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008488 4UZFCHCY1FCGN5596 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008489 4UZFCHCY4FCGN5589 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008490 4UZFCHCY2FCGN2092 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008491 4UZFCHCY5FCGN5598 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008492 4UZFCHCYXFCGN5595 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008493 4UZFCHCY3FCGN5597 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008494 4UZFCHCY5FCGP3972 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008495 4UZFCHCY3FCGP3971 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008496 4UZFCHCY1FCGR4883 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008497 4UZFCHCY3FCGR4884 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008498 4UZFCHCY8FCGR4881 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008500 4UZFCHCY7FCGS2473 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008502 4UZFCHCY9FCGS2474 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008503 4UZFCHCY0FCGS2475 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008504 4UZFCHCY4FCGS2477 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008505 4UZFCHCY2FCGS2476 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008506 4UZFCHCY7FCGS4563 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008507 4UZFCHCY9FCGS8078 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008508 4UZFCHCY0FCGS8079 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008509 4UZFCHCY3FCGS4561 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008510 4UZFCHCY5FCGS4562 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008511 4UZFCHCY9FCGS4564 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008512 4UZFCHCY0FCGS4565 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008513 4UZFCHCY7FCGS8080 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008514 4UZFCHCY4FCGT4127 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008515 4UZFCHCY6FCGT4128 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008516 4UZFCHCY8FCGT4129 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008517 4UZFCHCY4FCGT4130 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008518 4UZFCHCY6FCGT4131 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008519 4UZFCHCYXFCGT9817 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008520 4UZFCHCY1FCGT9818 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008521 Page 2 of 3
USA VINS 4UZFCHCYXFCGT9820 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008523 4UZFCHCY1FCGT9821 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008524 4UZFCHCY2FCGW9510 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008525 4UZFCHCY4FCGW9511 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008526 4UZFCHCY6FCGW9512 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008527 4UZFCHCY8FCGW9513 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008528 4UZFCHCYXFCGW9514 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008529 4UZFCHCY9FCHA4037 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008530 4UZFCHCY9FCHA4040 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008531 4UZFCHCY0FCHA4041 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008532 4UZFCHCY2FCHA4039 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008533 4UZFCHCY2FCHA8057 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008534 4UZFCHCY4FCHA8058 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008535 4UZFCHCY0FCHA4038 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008536 4UZFCHCY6FCHA8059 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008537 4UZFCHCY4FCHD2084 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008538 4UZFCHCY2FCHD2083 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008539 4UZFCHCY6FCHD2085 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008540 4UZFCHCY8FCHD2086 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008541 4UZFCHCYXFCHD2087 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008542 4UZFCHCY5GCHD4752 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008543 4UZFCHCY7GCHD4753 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008544 4UZFCHCY9GCHD4754 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008545 4UZFCHCY0GCHD4755 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008546 4UZFCHCY2GCHD4756 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008547 4UZFCHCY1GCHF3010 CHA430BH-450 CHZ008548 4UZFCHCY3GCHF3011 CHA430RBTS-450 CHZ008549 Page 3 of 3
CANADIAN VINS CHASSIS VIN MAKE MODEL 4UZFCHCY6ECFV3872 CHARLESTON CHA430FK-450 4UZFCHCY1ECFV7022 CHARLESTON CHA430BH-450 4UZFCHCY2ECFV7031 CHARLESTON CHA430BH-450 4UZFCHCY6ECFV7033 CHARLESTON CHA430BH-450 4UZFCHCY2ECFW8255 CHARLESTON CHA430BH-450 4UZFCHCY2ECFZ1258 CHARLESTON CHA430FK-450 4UZFCHCY6ECFZ1263 CHARLESTON CHA430BH-450 4UZFCHCY7ECFZ1269 CHARLESTON CHA430BH-450 4UZFCHCY6FCGR4880 CHARLESTON CHA430FK-450 4UZFCHCYXFCGR4882 CHARLESTON CHA430RBTS-450 4UZFCHCY3FCGT9819 CHARLESTON CHA430RBTS-450 Page 1 of 1