# NHTSA recall 18V186000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V186000
- Manufacturer's number: 51\-0687
- Manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-03\-21
- Owners notified: 2018\-04\-19
- Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- Units potentially affected: 448

## What is wrong

Forest River, Inc. \(Forest River\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Forest River Cherokee recreational trailers, models CCKT16BF, CCKT16BHS, CCKT16FQ, CCKT16GR, CCKT16GRH, CCKT17RP and CCKT18TO.  These vehicles are equipped with Norcold N306 mini refrigerators that may have a loose or missing propane gas valve test port screw, allowing propane to leak out when the refrigerator is used in 'gas' mode.


## What can happen

A propane leak increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and Norcold dealers will install and tighten the gas valve port screw, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on April 19, 2018.  Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1\-260\-499\-2100, or Norcold customer service at 1\-800\-543\-1219.  Forest River's number for this recall is 51\-0687.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 17, for 2022 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 448
- Reported remedied: 150 \(33%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-09\-19 to 2017\-12\-18.
- [2018 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE](/makes/forest-river/cherokee/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-09\-19 to 2017\-12\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [510780](/bulletins/10145692.md), 2018-10-15, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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