Forest River Safety Recall

Forest River, Inc. has recalled certain 2018 Surveyor travel trailer RVs with Federal Placards for the wrong tire and rim combination information.  According to Forest River, the Placards indicate ST225/75R15D Tires with 65 PSI and a rim designation of 15X6.0JJ, while the subject travel trailers actually have installed ST205/75R14C Tires with 50 PSI and a rim designation of 14X5.5JJ.

Forest River, Inc. admits that the incorrect Federal Placards could cause a consumer to over-inflate the tires, which may lead to premature tire degradation, a tire blowout, reduced handling, and potentially increase the risk of crash.   

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), Forest River, Inc. has notified owners, and will provide a new Federal Placard with will indicate the correct tire, PSI, and rim combination.  

The NHTSA Campaign Number is 18V-222. Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. To read more about the recall, click here. 

If you have a 2018 Surveyor RV, then check to see if it is included in this recall and make sure to get it in to an authorized dealer for repair if it is.


Do you have a Forest River RV that has been in the shop repeated times for warranty repairs in Ohio or Kentucky that is still not fixed?  If so, call our Toll Free Hotline, 1.888.331.6422, to see if we can help you out of your defective RV today.

Beth Wells

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Forest River, Inc. Wheel Stud Recall

Forest River, Inc. 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.  The recall is said to affect 346 travel trailers.


According to Forest River, Inc., the wheel studs that were used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.  Forest River, Inc. admits that if the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the travel trailer, increasing risk of a crash.

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration ("NHTSA"), Forest River, Inc. will notify vehicle owners directly, and its authorized dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin in May 2015.  Owners may also contact Forest River, Inc. direct at 1-800-453-6064, and should reference recall 51-03312015-0025. Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safecar.gov.

To read more about the recall, click here.

If you own an affected travel trailer, then make sure to get it into an authorized dealer right away. To find a dealer near you, click here.

Do you have an affected travel trailer that experienced a wheel stud failure, but is still not fixed?  If the unit was purchased or repaired in Ohio or Kentucky, then you can call Burdge Law Office on our Toll Free Hotline, 1.888.331.6422, to see if we can help you out of your "lemon" travel trailer.

Beth Wells

www.BurdgeLaw.com

www.OhioLemonLaw.com

www.KentuckyLemonLaw.com

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