NHTSA Campaign 14V689000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
NHTSA campaign 14V689000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger/bracket. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 14V689000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V689000, NHTSA lists up to 206 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 22, 2014 and October 23, 2014.
Owner notification letters for 14V689000 were scheduled from October 31, 2014, 0 days after the report.
14V689000 covers 2 models from Forest River, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 14V689000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V689000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Salem has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V689000 ranks 148 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V689000, Forest River, Inc has 22 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 14V689000 was 13V554000, reported on November 7, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and 8X22RHV, and 2015 Wildwood 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and 8X22RHV ice house fishing cabin trailers manufactured September 22, 2014, to October 23, 2014. The affected trailers may have been built with frame spring hangers that may be brittle and susceptible to fracturing.
- The risk
- A spring hanger that fractures may result in a loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River has notified the dealers that have the affected trailers quarantined. Dealers will install a spring hanger reinforcement kit, free of charge. The recall began in late October 2014. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383. Forest River's number for this recall is 6-102914.
Reported October 31, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V689000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V689000, 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 31, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted