NHTSA campaign 11V017000

Forest River Recall 11V-017: SUSPENSION LEAF SPRING/LIPPERT

NHTSA recall 11V017000 was reported by FOREST RIVER, INC. on January 14, 2011, with 115 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Salem for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on February 3, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V017000 (also written 11V-017 or 11V017)
Filed by: FOREST RIVER, INC.
Report received: January 14, 2011
Potentially affected: 115 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Springs — Leaf Spring Assembly
Owners notified: February 3, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V017000. 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 Salem
- 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built September 25, 2009 – January 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Forest River recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V017000.

Defect description

FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 SALEM TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 25, 2009, THROUGH JANUARY 13, 2011. THE BOTTOM LEAF ON THE LEAF SPRINGS MAY ROTATE OUT OF POSITION AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE.

Safety consequence

THIS WILL CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL PLACE TWO SQUARE BEND "U" BOLTS WITH WASHERS AND NUTS AND RETAINING PLATE THAT WILL BE CENTERED ON THE SPRING CENTER BOLT TO RESTRAIN THE LOWER SPRING LEAF. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 3, 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 11V017000

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.