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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Forest River Vlite Recalls

The 2012 Forest River Vlite has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 7, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Forest River Vlite. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Forest River Vlite, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

1 recall on the 2012 Forest River Vlite

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Campaign
13V554000
Reported
November 7, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 721
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013 Vlite, 3 other models

13V554000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Forest River Vlite complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Forest River Vlite, the newest on October 13, 2015.

In complaints about the 2012 Forest River Vlite, the component group named most often is the suspension (100%), followed by the tires (67%) and the wheels (67%).

The 2012 Forest River Vlite's only recall also concerns the suspension.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension3
  • Tires2
  • Wheels2
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Forest River Vlite received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20142
20151

Complaints about the 2012 Forest River Vlite peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2012 Forest River Vlite are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Vlite by model year

Other 2012 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: October 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted