NHTSA recall 15V231000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 15V231000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 51-03312015-0025 |
| Manufacturer | Forest River, Inc. |
| Reported | 2015-04-20 |
| Owners notified | 2015-06-16 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 691 |
| Report | Quarterly report 21, for 2020 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-07-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 691 |
| Reported remedied | 239 (34%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2016 AMERA-LITE WATTX | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
|---|---|
| 2016 AMERALITE ATTX | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CARGO MATE BLAZER | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CARGO MATE E SERIES | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CARGO MATE E SERIES WEDGE | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CARGO MATE ELIMINATOR | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CARGO MATE QUALIFIER | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 COACHMEN CATALINA | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CONTINENTAL CARGO AUTO MASTER | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CONTINENTAL CARGO ELITE SERIES | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CONTINENTAL CARGO TAILWIND | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 CONTINENTAL CARGO VALUE HAULER | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE GREY WOLF | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE WOLF PUP | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER SALEM | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 PALOMINO PUMA | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 US CARGO PATRIOT X | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 US CARGO PHANTOM | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 US CARGO TRAIL & SPORT | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
| 2016 US CARGO TRAIL MASTER | Built 2015-03-03 to 2015-03-31. |
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