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2020 Forest River Xlr Toyhauler

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Labels20V767000
Filed Dec 10, 2020200 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 XLR Boost Toy Hauler recreational vehicles. The Federal Placard and Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) label may state a lower weight than the actual weight. 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."

Risk. An inaccurate weight on the Federal Placard can cause the vehicle to be overloaded, possibly causing damage to the tires and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners and will provide a new Federal Placard and replace any damaged tires, free of charge. The recall began January 8, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0432. Forest River's number for this recall is 79-1257.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Body
Filed Jan 12, 20216,800 milesAL

THE NEW 2020 FOREST RIVER XLR TOYHAULER WE PURCHASED 16K+ GVWR, WAS SUPPLIED WITH 2017 DOT CODED F RATED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THIS TRAILER SHOULD HAVE COME WITH "G" RATED TIRES FROM THE FACTORY, BUT THAT IS MOOT FOR THIS COMPLAINT. THE F RATED STERLING SPORT ST TIRES SUPPLIED ON OUR 20 XLR WERE, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, DATED 4017, MEANING 40TH WEEK OF 2017 PRODUCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SHIP "NEW" TIRES OUT THAT ARE 3 YEARS OLD. THIS WAS NOT AN OLD STOCK TRAILER SITTING ON A LOT, IT WAS PURCHASED JUNE 26, 2020 (THE COVID SUMMER). BEFORE PURCHASING, I CONTACTED FOREST RIVER DIRECTLY TO REQUEST CURRENT DOT CODE TIRES ON THE TRAILER, AS I'M VERY FICKLE ABOUT TIRE WEAR/PRESSURE/AGE. AT THAT TIME THE SALESMAN FOR MY REGION NOTIFIED MY OF THE 1 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY WOULD COVER ME FOR ANY AND ALL CONCERNS RELATED TO THE TIRE/WHEEL COMBO. I WAS NAIVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT AT FACE VALUE AND PURCHASE. SIX MONTHS AND 6 DAYS LATER 1/1/2021, JUST 100 MILES AWAY FROM ORLANDO, FL ON INTERSTATE 75 I HAD A TIRE DELAMINATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE. NOT ONLY DID THIS TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT IT DAMAGED THE SIDE WALL OF THE SECOND TIRE, MEANING I WAS TWO TIRES DOWN, WITH ONE SPARE. AFTER HUNTING DOWN A TIRE PLACE ~50 MILES AWAY WITH A CORRECT SIZE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. UPON REACHING OUT TO FOREST RIVER ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAMPER, INCLUDING A FRAME OUTRIGGER BEING RIPPED FROM THE BODY AND MANGLED, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO FILE THE REP

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20241100Routine
20230100Routine
20227620Routine
202111400Routine
2020 — this page1100Routine
20183100Routine
20171500Routine
20161200Routine

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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: Dec 10, 2020. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.