NHTSA Campaign 15V128000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 15V128000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V128000 with NHTSA on March 4, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V128000, NHTSA lists up to 94 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 6, 2014 and February 18, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V128000 were scheduled from March 24, 2015, 20 days after the report.
15V128000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V128000 ranks 202 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V128000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V128000 was 15V126000, reported on March 3, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Wildcat WCF275CKX, WCF272RLX, WCF295RSX, WCF293REX, WCF282RKX, and WCF312BHX recreational fifth wheel trailers manufactured November 6, 2014, to February 18, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with Federal Certification Labels that incorrectly state the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) to be 13,000lbs. when the correct GVWR is 11,999lbs. As such, these trailers fail to conform to Part 567, "Certification."
- The risk
- If the trailer is overloaded, the trailer pin box (the connection point for the trailer to the vehicle) may fail, resulting in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners and will send corrected Federal Certification Labels, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600.
Reported March 4, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V128000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V128000, 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: March 4, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted