13 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - TIRES
Posted on: 2016-07-22
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 rockwood and flagstaff trailers manufactured july 8, 2016, to july 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a federal placard that incorrectly indicates that the st225/75r15d tires have a recommended pressure of 50 psi. These tires should be maintained at 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, tire selection and rims.
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin september 16, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
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.
DEFECT #2 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Posted on: 2016-07-22
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 rockwood and flagstaff trailers manufactured july 8, 2016, to july 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a federal placard that incorrectly indicates that the st225/75r15d tires have a recommended pressure of 50 psi. These tires should be maintained at 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, tire selection and rims.
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin september 16, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
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.
DEFECT #3 - TIRES
Posted on: 2016-07-22
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 rockwood and flagstaff trailers manufactured july 8, 2016, to july 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a federal placard that incorrectly indicates that the st225/75r15d tires have a recommended pressure of 50 psi. These tires should be maintained at 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, tire selection and rims.
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on september 18, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
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.
DEFECT #4 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Posted on: 2016-07-22
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 rockwood and flagstaff trailers manufactured july 8, 2016, to july 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a federal placard that incorrectly indicates that the st225/75r15d tires have a recommended pressure of 50 psi. These tires should be maintained at 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, tire selection and rims.
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on september 18, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
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.
DEFECT #5 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Posted on: 2016-10-12
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 flagstaff and rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.
Consequence
If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on december 5, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.
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.
DEFECT #6 - EQUIPMENT:AIR CONDITIONER
Posted on: 2016-10-12
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 flagstaff and rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.
Consequence
If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on december 5, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.
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.
DEFECT #7 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Posted on: 2017-03-17
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017 flagstaff and rockwood recreational trailers. The federal placard on these vehicles indicates a capacity of 5,000 lbs for each axle, however, each axle actually has a capacity of 4,000 lbs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, certification.
Consequence
The incorrect information can cause the vehicle to be overloaded or result in axle failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the federal placard with a corrected one, free of charge. The recall began on march 27, 2017. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10c-03082017-0341.
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.
DEFECT #8 - TIRES
Posted on: 2016-07-22
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 rockwood and flagstaff trailers manufactured july 8, 2016, to july 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a federal placard that incorrectly indicates that the st225/75r15d tires have a recommended pressure of 50 psi. These tires should be maintained at 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, tire selection and rims.
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on september 18, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
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.
DEFECT #9 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Posted on: 2016-07-22
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 rockwood and flagstaff trailers manufactured july 8, 2016, to july 11, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a federal placard that incorrectly indicates that the st225/75r15d tires have a recommended pressure of 50 psi. These tires should be maintained at 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, tire selection and rims.
Consequence
If the tires are run at a low pressure, they may overheat and fail, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on september 18, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-07192016-0230.
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.
DEFECT #10 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Posted on: 2016-10-12
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 flagstaff and rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.
Consequence
If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall began on november 1, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.
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.
DEFECT #11 - EQUIPMENT:AIR CONDITIONER
Posted on: 2016-10-12
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 flagstaff and rockwood trailers equipped with two air conditioners. There is may be excess slack in the wiring harness used in the air conditioner that contains a heating element.
Consequence
If the wires are not tied back and properly secured away from the heating element, the wires may contact the heating element, melt and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to constrain the wires, free of charge. The recall began on november 1, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-10062016-0254.
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.
DEFECT #12 - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Posted on: 2017-03-03
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017 rockwood and flagstaff recreational trailers. The slide room mounting bracket on these vehicles may contact the driver side front tire, potentially damaging it and causing tire deflation.
Consequence
Tire deflation can increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a rearward offset mounting bracket head to keep the slide room bracket from touching the tire, free of charge. The recall began on april 12, 2017. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest river's number for this recall is 10-02152017-0328.
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.
DEFECT #13 - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Posted on: 2017-10-27
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2018 rockwood and flagstaff travel trailers. The slide room arm may contact and damage the passenger side rear tire.
Consequence
The damaged tire may leak air, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit to elevate the chassis and replace any tire that has evidence of damage, free of charge. The recall began on november 30, 2017. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest river's number 10-0588.
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.