NHTSA Campaign 14V712000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 14V712000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 14V712000 with NHTSA on November 7, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V712000, NHTSA lists up to 40 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 10, 2014 and October 22, 2014.
The 14V712000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V712000 were scheduled from November 17, 2014, 10 days after the report.
14V712000 covers 2 models from Forest River, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V712000 ranks 267 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V712000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 14V712000 was 14V625000, reported on October 7, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem Ice Cabin trailers manufactured October 10, 2014, to October 28, 2014, and certain model year 2015 Wildwood Ice Cabin trailers manufactured October 10, 2014, to October 22, 2014. Due to insufficient thickness, the Lippert Components-brand draw bar of the affected trailers may break.
- The risk
- If the draw bar breaks, the front of the trailer may fall or the trailer may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River has notified the dealers who have the affected trailers quarantined on their lots. Lippert Components personnel will reinforce the draw tube, free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383. Forest River's number for this recall is 06-11032014.
Reported November 7, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V712000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V712000, 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, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted