NHTSA Campaign 15V553000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NHTSA campaign 15V553000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: glass, side/rear. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V553000 with NHTSA on September 2, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V553000, NHTSA lists up to 1,736 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 26, 2014 and August 17, 2015.
The 15V553000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V553000 were scheduled from September 22, 2015, 20 days after the report.
15V553000 covers 1 model from Shasta, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V553000 ranks 48 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V553000, Forest River, Inc has 3 other recalls on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is realling certain model year 2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 and Shasta Airflyte 19 trailers manufactured September 26, 2014 to August 17, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the rear exit window glass may come loose and fall out due to poor adhesion.
- The risk
- If the rear window glass detaches, it could fall onto the road and be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers to verify that the windows are properly secured. Any window that fails the inspection process will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 22, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8717. Forest River's number for this recall is 53-08282015-0081.
Reported September 2, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V553000 (1)
Shasta (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V553000, 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: September 2, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted