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2014 Forest river BERKSHIRE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1452153
Internal NHTSA #	11076849
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	BERKSHIRE
Model Year	2014
File date	19/11/17
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On the morning of 11/20/17 i awoke to the sound of electrical arcing. I turned the main breaker off, got a flash light and a screw driver and took panel cover off. Then i turned the main breaker back on and saw that the 3rd breaker from the right hand side was arcing in the box which i then took my phone and snapped a video of the arcing. After i pulled out the breaker i could see where the top of it was broken. But the fact was i could now see that the breaker that i removed was intentionally broken at the factory to install it on that side of the panel box where the tabs of the panel were made to keep that breaker from being used. Not only was part of the shell to the breaker broken but there should have been a clip in the breaker that keeps pressure on the socket of the breaker onto the tab of the panel. The altering of the breaker compromised the connection to the panel which i believe after time gave it the chance to start arcing. Another guy on the forum from indiana that has a berkshire coach, but it's a 2015 pulled out his breaker for the same circuits, it was broken out just like mine was although his still had the spring to keep pressure on the tabs of the panel. So now i ask myself here's 2 berkshire coaches built a year apart with the same exact broken breaker? There is a recall17v-799 for 16 - 18 berkshires for this exact practice. The problem seems to go much further as my coach is a 2014 , and the other gentlemen's is a 2015. Seems like it was forest rivers common practice to use incorrect breakers in berkshires. I'd like to see this recall expanded to 2012 and maybe even some of their other models like charlstons and legacys as well before a fire takes someones life. I do have a video of the breaker in the panel arcing on that morning but cannot seem to load it on here. If you would like to view it send me an email and i will forward it to you.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EASLEY, SC
VIN pattern	4UZAB2DT1DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Forest river BERKSHIRE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Forest river BERKSHIRE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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