Forest River, Inc.: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 31, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 354. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Rockport, Parcelport, Cargoport, and Workport vehicles manufactured December 2, 2013, to October 17, 2014. In the affected vehicles the upper ball joint pinch bolt may not have been sufficiently tightened.
The risk
If the pinch bolt is not sufficiently tightened, it can separate causing a loss of vehicle control that increases the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the upper ball joint pinch bolt, and tighten if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-219-533-5934.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Forest River Cargoport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Forest River Parcelport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Forest River Rockport | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Forest River Workport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Cargoport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Parcelport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Rockport | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Workport | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V684000.
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