NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE02065
Preliminary Evaluation · Forest River, Inc. · TIRES:TREAD/BELT
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
ROAD WHEEL & TIRE FAILURES
THE SUBJECT TRAILERS ARE FITTED WITH A LARGE DECAL INSTRUCTING OWNERS TO NOTIFY THE WHEEL & TIRE MANUFACTURER IN CASE OF PROBLEMS OR FAILURES OF WHEELS OR TIRES.THIS ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN IN LIEU OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRAILERS.THE TIRE AND WHEEL MANUFACTURER, CALISLE WHEEL & TIRE IN THIS CASE, HAS AGREED TO THIS ARRANGEMENT AND FURTHER AGREED TO HANDLEALL TIRE AND WHEEL PROBLEMS.THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUBJECT TRAILER INSTRUCTS ANYONE CONTACTING THEM WITH WHEEL/TIRE PROBLEMS TO CONTACT CARISLE.ACCORDING TO FOREST RIVER, CARISLE HAS ALSO MADE THIS ARRANGEMENT WITH SEVERAL OTHER TRAILER MANUFACTURERS.IN ORDER TO DISCOVER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS INVOLVING FOREST RIVER AND ANY ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURERS THAT ALSO USE CARISLE WHEELS AND TIRES, THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING CLOSED AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO CARISLE WHEEL & TIRE WILL BE INITIATED.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE02065
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- Opened
- Sep 6, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 9, 2003
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
4 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.