NHTSA Campaign 15V496000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 15V496000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V496000 with NHTSA on August 6, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V496000, NHTSA lists up to 190 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 15V496000 were scheduled from August 31, 2015, 25 days after the report.
15V496000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V496000 ranks 155 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V496000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V496000 was 15V480000, reported on July 30, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Vengeance vehicles manufactured December 20, 2013, to November 3, 2014. The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is less than the vehicle's GVWR represented on its certification label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
- The risk
- A customer may be confused as to actual GVWR of the vehicle, as well as the vehicle's load carrying capacity. Misinformation as to load carrying capacity can lead to vehicle overloading that can cause a tire failure and crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new corrected certification label, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-219-533-5934. Forest River's number for this recall is 17B-08032015-0069.
Reported August 6, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V496000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V496000, 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: August 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted