Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailerRecall 15V-273 · Forest River vehicles
Forest River, Inc. recall 15V-273 covers 689 Forest River vehicles for a equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer problem, reported to NHTSA on May 11, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2019 Q3) shows 17% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V273000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Dynamax, 2014 Cardinal trailers, and 2015 Cedar Creek, Sierra and Sandpiper trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
The risk
If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-05062015-0034.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
17%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from March 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.