Forest River, Inc.: Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 12, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,464. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.
The risk
If the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle while in motion, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact Surveyor, NO BO, R. and POD customer service at 1-574-642-3119, Independence, Viking, and Clipper customer service at 1-269-467-4600, Puma customer service at -574-642-0606, East and West customer service at 1-574-264-6664 or Cherokee customer service at 1-877-426-5337. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1133.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Coachmen Clipper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Viking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River Cherokee | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River East TO West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River Independence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River NO Boundaries | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River Puma | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River R-Pod | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River Surveyor | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Coachmen Clipper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Coachmen Viking | 1 | 2 | 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 20V075000.
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