NHTSA Campaign 18V051000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
NHTSA campaign 18V051000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: mechanical: integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 18V051000 with NHTSA on January 12, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V051000, NHTSA lists up to 1,349 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 6, 2017 and June 26, 2017.
The 18V051000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V051000 were scheduled from February 20, 2018, 39 days after the report.
18V051000 covers 6 models from Forest River and Coachmen, model years 2017–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V051000 ranks 58 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V051000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 18V051000 was 17V808000, reported on December 15, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff, and Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers and 2017-2018 Palomino and XLR ToyHauler and Coachmen Viking recreational trailers equipped with a Smart-Jack model power tongue jack. The laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may crack or separate allowing water to enter, potentially causing the jack to operate unintentionally.
- The risk
- If the tongue jack retracts or extends unexpectedly, there could be an increased risk of a crash or injury.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and a Forest River or a Lippert dealer will replace the power tongue jack, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2018. Rockwood and Flagstaff Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164; XLR ToyHauler owners can call 1-574-642-0432; Viking owners can call 1-269-467-4600; Freedom Express owners can call 1-574-825-8205; Palomino owners can call 1-269-432-3246. Lippert Customer service can be reached at 1-574-538-4514 or by email at [email protected]. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0610.
Reported January 12, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V051000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V051000, 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: January 12, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted