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DEFECT #1 - WHEELS:RIM
Posted on: 2005-10-18
Description
On certain motor homes equipped with tredit wheels, the rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc.
Consequence
The center of the wheel could separate from the rim. The wheel may wobble and cause a vibration or the mounted tire could lose air causing the tire to go flat, resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river is working with tredit tire to notify owners and have the wheels replaced with a 16 aluminum wheel. The recall is expected to begin during october 2005. Owners may contact forest river at 1-574-389-4600.
Notes
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.