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Forest River Surveyor recalls in Canada

Transport Canada runs its own recall programme. Its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones, so a Canadian owner reading a US-only list is reading about a different car than the one on their driveway.

2020 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2020278 19 Jun 2020 28 units in Canada

Accessories

Issue: On certain travel trailers, the furnace may not have been secured correctly. This could allow the furnace to move and become disconnected from the exhaust vent. If this occurs, carbon monoxide could build-up inside the trailer when the furnace is used. Safety Risk: A build-up of carbon monoxide inside the trailer could result in asphyxiation or carbon monoxide poisoning. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your travel trailer to a dealer to secure the furnace.

2020 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2020223 22 May 2020 4 units in Canada

Other

Issue: Certain travel trailers were equipped with safety chains that are not strong enough. As a result, if the trailer becomes uncoupled from the tow vehicle, the safety chains could break. This could allow the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle. Safety Risk: A trailer that separates from the tow vehicle could create the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your trailer to a dealer to replace the safety chains with stronger ones.

2021 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2020223 22 May 2020 4 units in Canada

Other

Issue: Certain travel trailers were equipped with safety chains that are not strong enough. As a result, if the trailer becomes uncoupled from the tow vehicle, the safety chains could break. This could allow the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle. Safety Risk: A trailer that separates from the tow vehicle could create the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your trailer to a dealer to replace the safety chains with stronger ones.

2019 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2020052 12 Feb 2020 743 units in Canada

Accessories

Issue: On certain travel trailers, the U-bolts used to hold the spare tire carrier to the travel trailer may break. This could cause the tire and carrier to separate from the trailer. Safety Risk: A spare tire carrier that falls from the trailer could become a hazard for other road users and bystanders. This could create a risk of injury and/or a crash. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your travel trailer to a dealer to replace the defective U-bolts. Forest River advises that you should remove the spare tire until the recall repairs have been completed.

2020 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2020052 12 Feb 2020 743 units in Canada

Accessories

Issue: On certain travel trailers, the U-bolts used to hold the spare tire carrier to the travel trailer may break. This could cause the tire and carrier to separate from the trailer. Safety Risk: A spare tire carrier that falls from the trailer could become a hazard for other road users and bystanders. This could create a risk of injury and/or a crash. Corrective Actions: Forest River will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your travel trailer to a dealer to replace the defective U-bolts. Forest River advises that you should remove the spare tire until the recall repairs have been completed.

2018 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2018140 21 Mar 2018 19 units in Canada

Accessories

On certain travel trailers, the refrigerator in the slide room does not have a cycling fan installed. This could cause the refrigerator to overheat, potentially resulting in cooling tubes failing. This could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install a fan assembly.

2018 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2018002 2 Jan 2018 6 units in Canada

Electrical

On certain travel trailers, a 30 amp circuit breaker was incorrectly installed during manufacturing. Instead, a 15 amp circuit breaker should have been installed. With an incorrect amperage circuit breaker, the wiring of the breaker cannot manage the amp draw requirements, which could result in the wiring melting, and increase the risk of a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install a new replacement 15 amp circuit breaker.

2004 Forest River Surveyor Recall 2008230 27 Jun 2008 140,265 units in Canada

Other

On certain motorhomes, conventional travel trailers and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a Dometic Corporation refrigerator, a fatigue crack can develop in the boiler tube. This could allow the release of pressurized coolant solution into an area where an ignition source is present, which could result in a fire. Correction: Dealers will replace the refrigerator's boiler tube assembly.

Source: Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database.