NHTSA Campaign 20V382000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
NHTSA campaign 20V382000 covers 2 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 20V382000 with NHTSA on July 1, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V382000, NHTSA lists up to 370 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V382000 were scheduled from August 13, 2020, 43 days after the report.
20V382000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2020–2021.
Owners of the model years 20V382000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V382000 vehicles, the 2021 Forest River Vengeance has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V382000 ranks 115 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V382000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 20V382000 was 20V376000, reported on June 26, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vengeance trailers, models VGF351A13-81, VGF371A13-81, VGF383V16-81 and VGF4007V-81. The fifth-wheel landing legs may not be seated properly with enough space between the brackets which are welded to the chassis, allowing the fifth wheel to slip down the landing leg and can puncture the floor of the vehicle.
- The risk
- The punctured floor can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will correct the spacing of the landing leg installation to the chassis from 17 1/2" to 17 3/4". These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began August 14, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 81-1180.
Reported July 1, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V382000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V382000, 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: July 1, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted