NHTSA Campaign 15V273000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 15V273000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V273000 with NHTSA on May 11, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V273000, NHTSA lists up to 689 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2014 and January 31, 2015.
The 15V273000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V273000 were scheduled from June 11, 2015, 31 days after the report.
15V273000 covers 4 models from Forest River, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V273000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V273000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Dynamax has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V273000 ranks 86 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V273000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V273000 was 15V237000, reported on April 21, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Dynamax, 2014 Cardinal trailers, and 2015 Cedar Creek, Sierra and Sandpiper trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
- The risk
- If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-05062015-0034.
Reported May 11, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V273000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V273000, 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: May 11, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted