- Vehicles
- 1,497
- Built between
- Feb 2015 – Apr 2015
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 June 2015
- Repaired
- 20%
- Unrepaired
- 1,202
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2015 and April 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Forest River Cherokee Grey WolfBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River EVOBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River R-PODBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River SalemBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River SandstormBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River ShockwaveBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River StealthBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River SurveyorBuilt March 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River VibeBuilt February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Forest River Wildcat MaxxBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
- 2016 Forest River WildwoodBuilt February 2015 to April 2015
Repair progress
1,202 of 1,497 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.
20% repaired — 295 of 1,497 reported
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 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Wildwood, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Wildcat Maxx, Vibe, R-Pod, and Surveyor trailers. 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 inspect and replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 25, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2015 to April 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 June 2015
- Owners notified25 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 20% 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 9 June 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 1-909-873-3777. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-05142015-0037.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 51-05142015-0037
- 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.