NHTSA Campaign 17V169000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 17V169000 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 17V169000 with NHTSA on March 14, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V169000, NHTSA lists up to 44 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 30, 2016 and February 24, 2017.
The 17V169000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V169000 were scheduled from March 30, 2017, 16 days after the report.
17V169000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V169000 ranks 258 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V169000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 17V169000 was 17V129000, reported on March 1, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Puma recreational trailers, models PT23FBC and PT25RSC. The Federal Placard has incorrect tire and rim size information, indicating ST205/75R15C tires with a 50 psi and rim size of 14X5, when the correct information is ST205/75R14C tires with a 50 psi, and rim size of 14X5.5JJ. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
- The risk
- The incorrect tire information can cause the operator to install the wrong size of replacement tires, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 30, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 420-03072017-0338.
Reported March 14, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V169000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V169000, 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 14, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted