NHTSA campaign 08V204000
Forest River Recall 08V-204: STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM/FREIGHTLINER
NHTSA recall 08V204000 was reported by FOREST RIVER, INC. on May 6, 2008, with 93 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Berkshire and Forest River Charleston for model years 2007–2008.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V204000 (also written 08V-204 or 08V204)
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 93 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V204000. 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 Berkshire
Forest River Charleston
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V204000.
Defect description
FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING 93 MY 2007-2008 CHARLESTON AND BERKSHIRE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.
Safety consequence
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR FOREST RIVER 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 08V204000
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.