2009 Forest River Rockport Recall: Equipment

NHTSA campaign 12V428000 · Equipment · filed Sep 4, 2012 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

Manufacturer

FOREST RIVER, INC.

Risk

Fire

Owner letters

Mailing began Sep 3, 2012

The defect

Forest River, Inc.(Forest River) is recalling two model year 2009 Rockport commerical vehicles, manufactured from April 27, 2009, through May 29, 2009, equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices, due to overheating.

The risk

Overheating of the battery separator can result in smoke and possible fire.

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The fix — what to do

Forest River has notified the owners and arranged to replace the battery separators free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-295-8749.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Forest River	Rockport	2009

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 12V428000. Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.