Forest River Tires

Forest River is recalling about 83 vehicles over a problem with the tires. If the front tire becomes damaged, it may fail and cause a loss control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
20V221000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
17 April 2020
Vehicles
83
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 May 2020
Repaired
46%
Unrepaired
43

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2016 Forest River Flagstaff
  • 2016 Forest River Rockwood

Repair progress

43 of 83 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2022.

46% repaired — 38 of 83 reported

Owners not reachable
2

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 Rockwood RLT2604WS, WRLT2604WS, Flagstaff FLT26RLWS and WFLT26RLWS recreational trailers. Due to insufficient clearance between the front tire and slide out actuator, the tire may contact the slide out bracket and become damaged.

What could happen

If the front tire becomes damaged, it may fail and cause a loss control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit that will provide the proper clearance between the tire and the slide out bracket. Damaged tires will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA17 April 2020
  2. Owners notified11 May 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2022 — 46% 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 17 April 2020.

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 1-574-642-8943. Forest River's number for this recall is 10D-1159.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
10D-1159
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.

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