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2017 FOREST RIVER COACHMEN — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:MATERIALS:INSULATION

fire · 1781462 · 2021-12-03

Vehicle

Make
FOREST RIVER
Model
COACHMEN
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:MATERIALS:INSULATION
Miles at failure
250

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Forest River Brookstone RV. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked he and his family were in the trailer. The contact smelt something burning in the trailer. The contact inspected the trailer and noticed the burning smell was coming from the heater ducts in the trailer and had melted due to the material of paper and Styrofoam in the heat duct to extremes heat coming from the furnish in the trailer. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed the failure as the contact expected was extreme heat coming from the furnish that caused the heat ducts to melt. The dealer disconnected the furnish from the heater deck, however the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 250.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11442542
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown