Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailerRecall 17V-677 · Forest River vehicles
Forest River, Inc. recall 17V-677 covers 77 Forest River vehicles for a equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer problem, reported to NHTSA on October 26, 2017. The manufacturer's latest report (2021 Q2) shows 61% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 17V677000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff travel trailers. The slide room arm may contact and damage the passenger side rear tire.
The risk
The damaged tire may leak air, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit to elevate the chassis and replace any tire that has evidence of damage, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164. Forest River's number 10-0588.
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
61%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 1 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 15, 2017 to March 15, 2017. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.