NHTSA Campaign 20V075000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 20V075000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 20V075000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V075000, NHTSA lists up to 4,464 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V075000 were scheduled from March 20, 2020, 37 days after the report.
20V075000 covers 6 models from Coachmen and Forest River, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V075000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V075000 vehicles, the 2020 Forest River Cherokee has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V075000 ranks 18 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V075000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 20V075000 was 20V070000, reported on February 10, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.
- The risk
- If the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle while in motion, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact Surveyor, NO BO, R. and POD customer service at 1-574-642-3119, Independence, Viking, and Clipper customer service at 1-269-467-4600, Puma customer service at -574-642-0606, East and West customer service at 1-574-264-6664 or Cherokee customer service at 1-877-426-5337. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1133.
Reported February 12, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V075000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V075000, 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: February 12, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted