NHTSA Campaign 10V460000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 10V460000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
FOREST RIVER, INC filed the report for 10V460000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V460000, NHTSA lists up to 92 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V460000 were scheduled from January 6, 2011, 90 days after the report.
10V460000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V460000 ranks 10 of 13 FOREST RIVER, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V460000, FOREST RIVER, INC has 1 other recall on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SANDPIPER AND SIERRA TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.
- The risk
- THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD AND/OR COMPROMISING THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER'S WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 1-574-534-3167 OR DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164.
Reported October 8, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V460000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V460000, 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: October 8, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted