NHTSA campaign 17V573000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Forest River, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems

Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 15, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,725. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Vibe, and 2016-2018 Rainier recreational trailers. The liquid propane (LP) line may have insufficient clearance above the axle shackle.

The risk

Without adequate clearance, the LP line may be damaged, resulting in a propane leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LP line with a longer one, routing it away from the axle hangers, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-541-644-8063. Forest River's number for this recall is 64-0516.

7 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires
2018 Forest River Rainier	0	2	0
2018 Forest River Vibe	2	2	1
2017 Forest River Rainier	1	2	0
2017 Forest River Vibe	2	4	0
2016 Forest River Rainier	0	2	0
2016 Forest River Vibe	5	4	1
2015 Forest River Vibe	2	2	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 17V573000.

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