NHTSA Campaign 23V015000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 23V015000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 23V015000 with NHTSA on January 20, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V015000, NHTSA lists up to 296 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V015000 were scheduled from March 1, 2023, 40 days after the report.
23V015000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 23V015000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V015000 vehicles, the 2016 Forest River Amera-lite has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V015000 ranks 126 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 23V015000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 23V015000 was 22V920000, reported on December 13, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ameralite Cargo trailers. The welded trailer drawbars may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), which can cause the drawbars to fracture.
- The risk
- Fractured drawbars can cause a loss of trailer control and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the drawbars, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 1, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-848-1335. Forest River's number for this recall is 24-1592.
Reported January 20, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V015000 (2)
Forest River (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V015000, 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: January 20, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted