NHTSA Campaign 20V553000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 20V553000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 20V553000 with NHTSA on September 11, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V553000, NHTSA lists up to 273 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V553000 were scheduled from October 13, 2020, 32 days after the report.
20V553000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2014–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V553000 ranks 132 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V553000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 20V553000 was 20V540000, reported on September 4, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Vengenance BVGF312A, BCKT24PACK14, BVGF312A, BVGF315A11, BVGF316A, BVGF316A11, BVGF320A, BWZVGF312A, BWZVGF316A and BWZVGF320A trailers. The Federal Placard may indicate an incorrect amount of water for trailers with the 100-gallon option, allowing the trailer to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, "Wheels and Rims-Other than Passenger Cars" and 567, "Certification."
- The risk
- An overloaded trailer has an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new placard that reflects the 100-gallon tank, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2020. Owners may contact Forest customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 17-1193.
Reported September 11, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V553000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V553000, 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 11, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted