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NHTSA Campaign 17V172000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

NHTSA campaign 17V172000 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 17V172000 with NHTSA on March 14, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 17V172000, NHTSA lists up to 35 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 21, 2016 and November 30, 2016.

The 17V172000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 17V172000 were scheduled from March 27, 2017, 13 days after the report.

17V172000 covers 2 models from Forest River, model years 2017.

By potentially affected vehicles, 17V172000 ranks 277 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 17V172000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 17V172000 was 17V129000, reported on March 1, 2017.

What this recall covers

The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Flagstaff and Rockwood recreational trailers. The Federal Placard on these vehicles indicates a capacity of 5,000 lbs for each axle, however, each axle actually has a capacity of 4,000 lbs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
The incorrect information can cause the vehicle to be overloaded or result in axle failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Federal Placard with a corrected one, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-2640. Forest River's number for this recall is 10C-03082017-0341.

Reported March 14, 2017

Vehicles covered by 17V172000 (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V172000, 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