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2018 Forest River Avenger

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Labels17V266000
Filed Apr 21, 201732 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Prime Time Avenger motorhomes, model AVT31DBS. The Federal Placard on these vehicles only indicates that the rear tire size is ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI, when the placard should state that the front, rear, and spare tires are ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims," and 567, "Certification."

Risk. The incomplete Federal placard information could cause the user to install an incorrect tire, resulting in a possible overloading of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 50-04182017-0392.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Dec 2, 2019FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 PRIME TIME AVENGER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOWMAX STR TIRES, SIZE: 205/75/R14 (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BY A 2013 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES MORE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TRAILER TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE STORE TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE RV MANUFACTURER AND RV DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260100Routine
20230100Routine
20220300Routine
20211200Routine
20201000Routine
20190100Routine
2018 — this page1100Routine
20172200Routine
20141100Routine
20130100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 21, 2017. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.