NHTSA campaign 15V231000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Forest River, Inc.: Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly

Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 20, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 691. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series Wedge, Eliminator, and Qualifier, Continental Cargo Auto Master, Elite Series, Tailwind and Value Hauler, Coachmen Catalina and Freedom Express, Palomino Puma and US Cargo Patriot X, Phantom, Trail & Sport and Trail Master trailers manufactured March 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.

The risk

If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.

24 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires
2016 Amera-Lite Wattx	0	1	0
2016 Ameralite Attx	0	1	0
2016 Cargo Mate Blazer	0	1	0
2016 Cargo Mate E Series	0	1	0
2016 Cargo Mate E Series Wedge	0	1	0
2016 Cargo Mate Eliminator	1	1	1
2016 Cargo Mate Qualifier	0	1	0
2016 Coachmen Catalina	0	2	0
2016 Coachmen Freedom Express	2	2	0
2016 Continental Cargo Auto Master	0	1	0
2016 Continental Cargo Elite Series	0	1	0
2016 Continental Cargo Tailwind	0	1	0
2016 Continental Cargo Value Hauler	0	1	0
2016 Forest River Cherokee	3	3	0
2016 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf	2	2	0
2016 Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup	1	1	0
2016 Forest River Salem	9	8	1
2016 Forest River Vengeance	5	5	0
2016 Forest River Wildwood	5	7	0
2016 Palomino Puma	0	1	0
2016 Us Cargo Patriot X	0	1	0
2016 Us Cargo Phantom	0	1	0
2016 Us Cargo Trail & Sport	0	1	0
2016 Us Cargo Trail Master	0	1	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 15V231000.

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