NHTSA safety recall
Recall 15V231000: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Forest River, Inc. · Reported to NHTSA Apr 20, 2015
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) 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. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.
The risk
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.
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.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- 51-03312015-0025
- NHTSA campaign number
- 15V231000
- Units potentially affected
- 691
- Report received
- Apr 20, 2015
- Production range
- Mar 3, 2015 – Mar 31, 2015
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
24 model years across 24 models
- Amera-Lite Attx
- Amera-Lite Wattx
- Cargo Mate Blazer
- Cargo Mate E Series Wedge
- Cargo Mate E-Series
- Cargo Mate Eliminator
- Cargo Mate Qualifier
- Coachmen Catalina
- Coachmen Freedom Express
- Continental Cargo Auto Master
- Continental Cargo Elite Series
- Continental Cargo Tailwind
- Continental Cargo Value Hauler
- Forest River Cherokee
- Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf
- Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup
- Forest River Salem
- Forest River Vengeance
- Forest River Wildwood
- Palomino Puma
- US Cargo Patriot X
- US Cargo Phantom
- US Cargo Trail & Sport
- US Cargo Trail Master
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.