NHTSA Campaign 18V624000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 18V624000 covers 7 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 18V624000 with NHTSA on September 13, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V624000, NHTSA lists up to 935 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 19, 2018 and August 1, 2018.
The 18V624000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V624000 were scheduled from October 9, 2018, 26 days after the report.
18V624000 covers 7 models from Forest River and Coachmen, model years 2019.
Owners of the model years 18V624000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V624000 vehicles, the 2019 Forest River Vibe has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V624000 ranks 77 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V624000, Forest River, Inc has 22 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 18V624000 was 18V475000, reported on July 18, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.
- The risk
- The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717, Wildwood and Salem owners: 1-574-534-3167, Vibe owners: 1-574-296-2084, Sierra and Sandpiper owners: 1-574-534-4574, XLR owners: 1-574-642-0432, Prime Time owners: 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0851.
Reported September 13, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V624000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V624000, 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 13, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted