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2006 Forest river CHEROKEE Equipment Recreational Vehicle Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	817188
Internal NHTSA #	10356117
Manufacurer	FOREST RIVER, INC.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	CHEROKEE
Model Year	2006
File date	04/09/10
Component	EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Travel trailer parked at rv campsite. During morning hours, refrigerator caught fire behind unit during normal use. Occupants smelled smoke and called fire department. Before fire was contained, enough damage was done to total travel trailer. Refrigerator is located by door on unit. If this had happened while occupants were asleep, injuries or death could have occurred. When filing claim with insurance company, we found that the refrigerator had been recalled by dometic. No recall notice had ever been received from dometic or the dealer (funtime rv). Travel trailer is a total loss and even though damages are covered, if this had occurred at a different time or location, the results could have been catastrophic.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EUNICE, NM
VIN pattern	4X4TCKF2X6PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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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.
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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2006 Forest river CHEROKEE Equipment Recreational Vehicle Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Forest river CHEROKEE Equipment Recreational Vehicle Problems, Complaints and Defects

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