NHTSA Campaign 09V375000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 09V375000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
FOREST RIVER, INC filed the report for 09V375000 with NHTSA on September 30, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V375000, NHTSA lists up to 160 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 8, 2009 and August 5, 2009.
The 09V375000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V375000 were scheduled from August 28, 2009.
09V375000 covers 2 models from Forest River, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V375000 ranks 7 of 13 FOREST RIVER, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V375000, FOREST RIVER, INC has 5 other recalls on the equipment on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2010 SIERRA AND SANDPIPER RECREATIONAL TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION." ON THE TIRE LOADING INFORMATION PLACARD AND THE CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY (CCC) PLACARD THE CCC IS EQUAL TO THE GVWR EXCEPT FOR THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS. THERE IS A PRELOADED WEIGHT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRIPOD SUPPORT FRAME THAT THE HITCH PLATE RESTS ON WHILE BEING WEIGHED.
- The risk
- THE UNIT MAY BE OVERLOADED AND CAUSE TIRE FAILURE WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE THEIR UNIT TO A FOREST RIVER DEALER TO HAVE IT WEIGHED EMPTY AND DRY AT A CERTIFIED WEIGHT SCALE AND THE INFORMATION RECORDED ON THE ENCLOSED CARD AND MAILED TO FOREST RIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE THE CORRECT PLACARD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 574-534-3167.
Reported September 30, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V375000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V375000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted