Forest River, Inc.: Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 13, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 935. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.
The risk
The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717, Wildwood and Salem owners: 1-574-534-3167, Vibe owners: 1-574-296-2084, Sierra and Sandpiper owners: 1-574-534-4574, XLR owners: 1-574-642-0432, Prime Time owners: 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0851.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Coachmen Apex | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Coachmen Catalina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Prime Time | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Salem | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Sandpiper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Shasta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Sierra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Vibe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River Wildwood | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Forest River XLR | 1 | 2 | 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 18V624000.
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