NHTSA Campaign 13V554000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 13V554000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 13V554000 with NHTSA on November 7, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V554000, NHTSA lists up to 721 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 3, 2012 and February 4, 2013.
The 13V554000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V554000 were scheduled from February 3, 2014, 88 days after the report.
13V554000 covers 4 models from Forest River, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 13V554000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V554000 vehicles, the 2012 Forest River Rockwood has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V554000 ranks 82 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V554000, Forest River, Inc has 22 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Rockwood, Windjammer, Vlite and Flagstaff travel trailers manufactured February 3, 2012, through February 4, 2013. When an affected trailer hits a large bump or pot hole, the trailer tire may contact the bottom of the floor.
- The risk
- As a result, the tire may become damaged and possibly blow out which may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will add a lift kit between the frame and the axle mounting brackets, free of charge. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-825-7178.
Reported November 7, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V554000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V554000, 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: November 7, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted