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2008 Forest river BERKSHIRE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	976062
Internal NHTSA #	10508774
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	BERKSHIRE
Model Year	2008
File date	08/08/12
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2008 forest river berkshire 390qs motorhome (freightliner chassis with a cummins 340 hp, 6. 7 engine) with 13,200 miles on it suddenly overheated fortunately on a 2 lane road. The unit was towed to a repair facility where the service manager informed me that the 4 bolts that held the fan hub in place had sheared causing considerable damage. He informed me that in his opinion 4 bolts cannot handle the stress placed on the fan hub. He further suggested that i contact freightliner to see if there was a recall on this. I proceeded to do that and found out that there is no recall but was told that they do now offer a new fan hub with 5 bolts. This tells me they are aware of the problem but are not going to do anything about it. I further found out on the forest river forums website that others have had the same problem. I feel that this is a safety concern as the bolts could again shear off while traveling at higher speeds on an interstate highway causing accidents, injury, and, perhaps, death! Costs to repair this work is considerable as it requires removal of engine accessories and internal flooring. I have no idea as to what other manufacturers have the same chassis and engine configurations as i have.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NAZARETH, PA
VIN pattern	4UZAB2DT88CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2008 Forest river BERKSHIRE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Forest river BERKSHIRE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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