Forest River Equipment: Labels

Forest River is recalling about 11 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The incorrect tire information can cause the operator to install the wrong size and load range of replacement tires, or underinflate the existing tires.

Campaign
17V346000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
26 May 2017
Vehicles
11
Built between
Feb 2016 – Apr 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 June 2017
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2016 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016-2017 Forest River VibeBuilt February 2016 to April 2016

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2017.

100% repaired — 11 of 11 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 2016-2017 Vibe recreational trailers, model ORVBT236RBS-64. The Federal Placard has incorrect rear tire information, indicating ST205/75R15C tires inflated to 50psi, when the actual tires are size ST225/75R15D inflated to 65psi. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

What could happen

The incorrect tire information can cause the operator to install the wrong size and load range of replacement tires, or underinflate the existing tires. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners will provide them a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2016 to April 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 May 2017
  3. Owners notified6 June 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 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 26 May 2017.

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 1-541-644-8063. Forest River's number for this recall is 64-05232017-0413.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
64-05232017-0413
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 110
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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