NHTSA Campaign 16V457000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 16V457000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 16V457000 with NHTSA on June 22, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V457000, NHTSA lists up to 2,224 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 28, 2012 and November 5, 2015.
The 16V457000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V457000 were scheduled from August 16, 2016, 55 days after the report.
16V457000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2013–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V457000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V457000 vehicles, the 2016 Forest River Xlr has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V457000 ranks 40 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V457000, Forest River, Inc has 22 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 16V457000 was 16V179000, reported on March 30, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 XLR toyhaulers manufactured August 28, 2012, to November 5, 2015. These vehicles may have an axle equalizer knurled bolt (axle shackle locating bolt) that may not be properly seated in the chassis axle hanger.
- The risk
- If the equalizer knurled bolt is not installed properly, the bolt may not properly secure the axle, allowing it to shift and result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any equalizer knurled bolts and nuts that were improperly installed, free of charge. The recall began on August 16, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0431. Forest River's number for this recall is 45-06102016-0208.
Reported June 22, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V457000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V457000, 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: June 22, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted