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2018 Forest river CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1627661
Internal NHTSA #	11289747
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	CHEROKEE
Model Year	2018
File date	01/07/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Rv began smoking from the exterior of the hvac unit. Per video recording fire fell from the ceiling igniting the mattress. The entire rv filled with smoke within minutes, and the entire top of rv was fully engulfed in flames. It burnt the entire rv, home and cars beside. It was purchased brand new june 2018. Fire occurred july 1, 2019. Forest river was notified july 2019. We were fortunate not to be in the rv when the fire occurred.. Had we been we would have not survived. The heat index was 98 degrees that day. The rv had a front and rear ac. Smoke exited the front master bedroom ac first, prior to windows and doors. Please prevent this from happening to others, and save their lives.dtdtjbjb
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LYMAN, SC
VIN pattern	5ZT3CKXB5J2XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Forest river CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Forest river CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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