- Vehicles
- 691
- Built between
- Mar 2015 – Mar 2015
- Models
- 24
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 June 2015
- Repaired
- 35%
- Unrepaired
- 451
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2015 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Amera-Lite WattxBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Ameralite AttxBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Cargo Mate BlazerBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Cargo Mate E SeriesBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Cargo Mate E Series WedgeBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Cargo Mate EliminatorBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Cargo Mate QualifierBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Coachmen CatalinaBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Coachmen Freedom ExpressBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Continental Cargo Auto MasterBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Continental Cargo Elite SeriesBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Continental Cargo TailwindBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Continental Cargo Value HaulerBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River CherokeeBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River Cherokee Grey WolfBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River Cherokee Wolf PUPBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River SalemBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River VengeanceBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River WildwoodBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Palomino PumaBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Us Cargo Patriot XBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Us Cargo PhantomBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Us Cargo Trail & SportBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Us Cargo Trail MasterBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
Repair progress
451 of 691 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
35% repaired — 239 of 691 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series Wedge, Eliminator, and Qualifier, Continental Cargo Auto Master, Elite Series, Tailwind and Value Hauler, Coachmen Catalina and Freedom Express, Palomino Puma and US Cargo Patriot X, Phantom, Trail & Sport and Trail Master trailers manufactured March 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.
What could happen
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2015 to March 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 April 2015
- Owners notified16 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 35% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 April 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 51-03312015-0025
- Recalling manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.