NHTSA Campaign 22V486000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 22V486000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 22V486000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V486000, NHTSA lists up to 19,911 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V486000 were scheduled from August 17, 2022, 40 days after the report.
22V486000 covers 8 models from Forest River and East to West, model years 2022.
Owners of the model years 22V486000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V486000 vehicles, the 2022 Forest River Cherokee has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V486000 ranks 6 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 22V486000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 22V486000 was 22V450000, reported on June 24, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Salem, Sierra, Sandpiper, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
- The risk
- An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Forest River will replace the awnings, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at the following numbers: 1-574-862-1025 (Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, and Ozark), 1-574-264-6664 (East to West Della Terra and Silver Lake ), 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee), 1-574-642-8943 (Rockwood and Flagstaff), 1-574- 642-3119 Option 2 (IBEX & RPOD), 1-574-534-3167 (Salem & Wildwood), 1-574-534-4574 (Sierra & Sandpiper). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall 22V-556.
Reported July 8, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V486000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V486000, 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 8, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted