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NHTSA recall 15V589000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number15V589000
Manufacturer's number17B-0918-2015-0090
ManufacturerForest River, Inc.
Reported2015-09-23
Owners notified2015-10-20
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Units potentially affected5374
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 28, for 2022 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA2022-10-21
Vehicles in the campaign5374
Reported remedied1177 (21%)
Reported unreachable41
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 3, 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) is recalling certain model year 2009-2016 Forest River Cherokee and Vengeance recreational trailers manufactured May 16, 2008, to September 14, 2015. The wiring harness for the trailer's lights, electric brakes, battery charging and many of the interior 12V fixtures may have an insuffient ground wire.

What can happen

With an insufficient ground wire, the wiring harness may overheat, increasing the risk of fire. Additionally, the ground wire failure would result in the loss of the trailer's external lights and electric brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailer wiring harnesses, and upgrade the ground wires, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River's customer service number at 1-260-593-4005. Forest River's recall number is 17B-0918-2015-0090.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2009 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2010 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2011 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2012 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2013 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2015 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.
2016 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCEBuilt 2008-05-16 to 2016-09-14.

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