Recalls for 2015 Forest River Shasta

DEFECT #1 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Posted on: 2015-05-22
Description
Forest river, inc.  (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 coachmen shasta sht27rl travel trailers manufactured may 7, 2013, to may 7, 2015.  The affected trailers may have an incorrect gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) information stated on the federal weight tags.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, certification.

Consequence
Incorrect gvwr information on the label may lead the operator to load the trailer to an incorrect weight, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect label with a corrected label, free of charge.  The recall began on june 23, 2015.  Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8717.  Forest river's number for this recall is 53-05132015-0035.

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.