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2008 Forest river GEORGETOWN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1119471
Internal NHTSA #	10643442
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	GEORGETOWN
Model Year	2008
File date	07/10/14
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Started to drive my 2008 motorhome, which has the r26 workhorse ufo chassis, when the dash lit up with abs light, auto park light, hydraulic brake failure, etc.. I applied the brakes to stop and the motorhome locked up instantly and will not move. I called a service center and they stated it was caused by the meritor / wabco hydraulic control unit, which is a major component of the braking system, once it fails it applies the parking brakes instantly, glad i wasn't going at highway speeds when this happened.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW HOLLAND, PA
VIN pattern	5B4MGF7G473XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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
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Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	10
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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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2008 Forest river GEORGETOWN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Forest river GEORGETOWN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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