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Berkshire Hathaway faulty wiring class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Jay Nelson filed a class action lawsuit against Forest River Inc.
- Why: Nelson claims Forest River manufactured RVs with unsafely designed and installed wiring systems, increasing a risk of fire.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Montana federal court.
Berkshire Hathaway company Forest River sold recreational vehicles with unsafely designed and installed wiring systems, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Jay Nelson claims Forest River manufactures model year 2002-2022 Palomino Puma Fifth Wheel RVs without the proper overcurrent protection needed to protect from an electrical short.
Nelson says he noticed smoke coming out of his 2019 Forest River Puma RV in May 2020 during a family camping trip, ultimately discovering a wire charging the RV’s 12-volt batteries had shorted.
The short occurred because the company had not properly insulated the wire or protected its conductors, Nelson argues.
“Forest River knows that all conductors must be provided with overcurrent protection and that without proper circuit breaker protection, the wire can overheat, increasing the risk of fire,” the Berkshire Hathaway class action states.
Forest River allegedly committed safety violations with repair
Nelson claims he took his RV to a Forest River dealership to be fixed; however, he argues the company violated National Fire Protection Association code when repairing the RV.
“Plaintiff did not understand that the repair continued to include a wire not protected by a breaker and not properly insulated and protected in several areas,” the class action states. Dealership employees “confirmed they had seen similar fires in other subject RVs.”
Nelson claims the company is guilty of unjust enrichment and fraudulent concealment, among other things, and in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Nelson wants to represent a nationwide class and Montana subclass of consumers who have purchased a Forest River Fifth Wheel containing an unsafe wiring system.
Plaintiff is demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory relief along with compensatory, statutory and exemplary damages for himself and all class members.
A consumer filed a separate class action lawsuit against Grand Design last year over claims the company attempts to escape liability on a known RV defect by providing repairs that don’t work long-term and bleed out a customer’s warranty period.
Have you purchased a Forest River RV? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by C. Tab Turner of Turner & Associates PA; Dennis P. Conner and Gregory G. Pinski of Conner, Marr & Pinski PLLP; and Daniel B. Bidegaray of Bidegaray Law Firm LLC.
The Berkshire Hathaway Faulty Wiring Class Action Lawsuit is Nelson v. Forest River Inc., et al., Case No. 4:22-cv-00049, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
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24 thoughts onBerkshire Hathaway class action claims faulty wiring in Forest River RVs causes fires
I have a 2022 38EKS and and we did not even make it home and the roof took a dump the floor just came apart from the frame the Frame under the camper is all rusty they did not hardly put any paint on paint on it . The electric slide out blows a fuse almost every time used. Also bump out umbrella is installed wrong and has ripped. very good The wiring under the camper is tied tightly to the frame how long is that going to last before it rubs through and catches fire. We took pictures this is a guge fire waiting to happen its not if its when it will happen. This all happened just driving it home from dealer. So now in Florida had to rent a house here instead of using are 100k plus camper cost us 22,000 for the winter. We need to get a attorney i only mentioned a few of the big things the roof the rust the wiring and now the floor. There are a lot of misc not mentioned
I have had my grand lodge for less than 6 months. I had a issue with my electrical. It was a loose wire. My son in law is a electrician so he fixed it. I am having problems now with water. I am so unhappy. No one at company will get back to me. This is a destination trailer. And the dealership expects me to bring it in.
2022 FR Salem Hemisphere, first trip out discovered the black tank was cracked, the awning is detacing from the camper, 2nd trip out discovered wiring issues, converter box went out, lost all power until the following day, had to leave campsite and travel to another city to pick one up, fortunately hubby and friends were able to install the new one. Issues with the shower installation detaching, crack in bunk house shower floor, bottom drawer in master bedroom has to be lifted up in order to close due to wires, kitchen cabinet drawer cylinder not working on the one above the microwave. Add us.
Our 30 ft forest River 5th wheel main shore line junction box caught fire , shut all power don was repaired , 45 amp converter was installed with the factory plug cut and wired in to panel w/o common ground,it has been repaired and relocated 12 volt system has had numerous problems due to un shielded wires ran all over the rv , water pump is mounted with exposed wires under sher drain…
Just bought a 2022 Forrest River Salem hemisphere. It was in for repairs for electrical less a than a week after pulling it out of the lot. They said they made repairs, but continued to have complete electrical shut down, it is back in the shop now. I have had it 6 weeks. Please add me to the list!
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I have a 2021 Forest River Freelander. Have been through the Attorney General and won my case. Forest River appealed to Civil Court on 6/28. I am going to get a lawyer this time, because I feel like the lawyer had people testify that were not reliable.
Have not even made first payment and I am dropping 2022 forest river 178bhsk fsx at dealer for repairs. Bed borad broken no support, wires underneath not supported hanging down,propane line hanging down electrical control board totally exposed to Road debri just screwed into side of Frame by 1 screw cover underneath cut to route wires and water lines exposed wood to flooring and sides of wall wires for brakes hanging down not secure seal for slide out damaged from rail of mechanism. Been on one road trip 350 miles and its falling apart.
We just purchased a 2022 Forest River Sabre and it has huge problems including electric. We cannot get anyone at Forest River or the dealership to do anything about it. It is an overpriced piece of junk. We could sure use an attorney in this situation.
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