NHTSA campaign 07V568000
Forest River Recall 07V-568: HITCH PIN BOX LABEL INCORRECT
NHTSA recall 07V568000 was reported by FOREST RIVER, INC. on December 14, 2007, with 64 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River All American Sport XLR for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on October 1, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V568000 (also written 07V-568 or 07V568)
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 64 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V568000. 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.
Forest River
Forest River All American Sport XLR
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V568000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) LABEL LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE HITCH PIN BOX OF THE UNIT CONTAINS AN IMPROPER LISTING OF THE GVWR.
Safety consequence
THIS LABEL IS GIVING CONFLICTING GVWR INFORMATION. THE GVWR OF THE TRAILER IS 18,000 LBS AND THE HITCH LABEL IS READING 15,500.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WERE MAILED A CORRECTED LABEL AS WELL AS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THIS LABEL IF THEY PREFER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 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 07V568000
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.