NHTSA campaign 10V648000
Forest River Recall 10V-648: WHEEL/MIS-ALIGNED WELDS/TREDIT
NHTSA recall 10V648000 was reported by FOREST RIVER, INC. on December 20, 2010, with 53 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Crusader, Forest River Rance, Forest River Surveyor and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on January 14, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V648000 (also written 10V-648 or 10V648)
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 53 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V648000. 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 Crusader
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 23, 2010 – August 24, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Rance
- 2011 · Vehicles built September 13, 2010 – October 7, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Surveyor
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 26, 2010 – October 12, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Work And Play
- 2011 · Vehicles built starting October 4, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V648000.
Defect description
FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SURVEYOR TRAVEL TRAILERS, CRUSADER FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, RANCE ALUMINUM CARGO TRAILERS, AND WORK AND PLAY TOY HAULER TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 15" X 6" WHITE SPOKE OR MODULAR DESIGN STEEL WHEELS WITH A SIX HOLE BOLT PATTERN. SOME OF THE WHEELS MAY HAVE INADEQUATE WELD PENETRATION BETWEEN THE OUTER RING AND THE CENTER PLATE DUE TO IMPROPER PLATE ALIGNMENT.
Safety consequence
THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL WHEEL FAILURE AND WHEEL LOSS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLES AND REPAIR THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 574-389-4600.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V648000
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.