Forest River Equipment: Labels

Forest River is recalling about 67 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the operator installs tires that are the size that is indicated on the placard, it can cause poor vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V741000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
9 November 2015
Vehicles
67
Built between
Jul 2015 – Nov 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 December 2015
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2015 and November 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010-2016 Forest River SurveyorBuilt July 2015 to November 2015

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2017.

100% repaired — 67 of 67 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 2010-2016 Surveyor recreational trailers, models SVT243RBS and ORSVT243RBS. The affected vehicles have Federal Certification Placards that list an incorrect tire and rim size from what is actually installed on the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

What could happen

If the operator installs tires that are the size that is indicated on the placard, it can cause poor vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners and mail them a corrected Federal placard label, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2015 to November 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 November 2015
  3. Owners notified2 December 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 100% 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 November 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 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-11052015-0106.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
37-11052015-0106
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 567
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.

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