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FOREST RIVER FOREST RIVER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 fatalfire · 1860581 · 2022-12-20

Vehicle

Make
FOREST RIVER
Model
FOREST RIVER
Year
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact's brother owned a 2018 Forest River. The contact stated that while her brother was sleeping in the RV, the RV caught fire without warning. A bystander witnessed the fire and called the authorities. The fire department had extinguished the fire when the contact arrived on the scene. The contact's brother was pronounced deceased on the scene. Police and fire department reports were filed. The contact stated that she did not know the whereabouts of the vehicle after it caught fire and was unaware of the cause of the fire. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN and model of the RV were unavailable.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11498299
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown