NHTSA campaign 07V249000
FOREST RIVER, INC. Recall 07V-249: BOTTOM STEP PIVOT ARM/HICKORY SPRINGS
NHTSA recall 07V249000 was reported by FOREST RIVER, INC. on June 7, 2007, with 287 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cedar Creek Trailer, Puma Trailer and Sabre Trailer for the 2007 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V249000 (also written 07V-249 or 07V249)
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 287 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V249000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek Trailer
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 2, 2007 – February 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Puma
Puma Trailer
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 13, 2007 – April 11, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Sabre
Sabre Trailer
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 13, 2007 – April 11, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V249000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH HICKORY SPRINGS "BIG EASY TRIPLE STEPS," AN IMPROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BOTTOM STEP PIVOT ARM WITH THE FORMED STOP EDGE OF THE MIDDLE STEP SUPPORT BRACKET CAN RESULT IN THE BOTTOM STEP ROTATING TO AN UNSAFE DOWNWARD ANGLE.
Safety consequence
A PERSON COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE STEP GIVE WAY WHILE BEING USED TO ENTER OR EXIT THE TRAILER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS FOR THE MANUFACTURING DATE STICKER TO VERIFY THE DATE OF PRODUCTION OF THE STEP AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL WELD STOCK TO EACH SIDE OF THE LOWER (TRIPLE) STEP STOP EDGES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CEDAR CREEK, PUMA, OR SABRE AT 1-574-389-4600.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V249000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.