Recall Of The Day

Courtesy of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dr. Gizmo comments: Once again more than 100 years of manufacturing vehicles has resulted in a fuel leak.  You might think that after all these years engineers would have the knowledge and foresight to determine a problem such as this. Be this as it may, all humans even engineers share what we all share and are susceptible to make mistakes and triumph over failure.  What's great is that this problem has been identified and corrected through this recall.      Vehicle Make / Model:     Model Year(s):      FOREST RIVER / SURVEYOR     2012-2013 Manufacturer: FOREST RIVER, INC. Mfr's Report Date: MAY 01, 2012 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 12V212000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Potential Number of Units Affected: 447 Summary:   FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 SURVEYOR TRAVEL TRAILERS, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 12, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 6, 2012. ON CERTAIN FLOOR PLANS, THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS LINE WAS ROUTED AND FASTENED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME RAIL. WHEN THE TRAILER HITS A BUMP, THE POSITIONING OF THE LP GAS LINE MAY ALLOW THE "U" BOLT ON THE AXLE TO PINCH THE LINE BETWEEN THE MAIN RAIL AND THE "U" BOLT. Consequence:   AS A RESULT, THE LINE MAY BREAK AND LEAK L.P. GAS WHICH MAY CAUSE FIRE, INJURY, OR DEATH. Remedy:   FOREST RIVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE LP LINE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600. Notes:   OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .