NHTSA campaign 14V689000 · Forest River campaign 6-102914
Forest River Recall 14V-689: Frame Spring Hanger Failure
NHTSA recall 14V689000 (Forest River campaign 6-102914) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on October 31, 2014, with 206 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Salem and Forest River Wildwood for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on October 31, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V689000 (also written 14V-689 or 14V689)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 6-102914
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 206 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Springs — Leaf Spring Assembly — Hanger/Bracket
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V689000. 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
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 22, 2014 – October 23, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Wildwood
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 22, 2014 – October 23, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V689000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Salem 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and 8X22RHV, and 2015 Wildwood 8X16FK, 8X18RB, 8X20RD, 8X20RC, 8X20SV, 8X21RV, 8X22RDV, and 8X22RHV ice house fishing cabin trailers manufactured September 22, 2014, to October 23, 2014. The affected trailers may have been built with frame spring hangers that may be brittle and susceptible to fracturing.
Safety consequence
A spring hanger that fractures may result in a loss of control of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River has notified the dealers that have the affected trailers quarantined. Dealers will install a spring hanger reinforcement kit, free of charge. The recall began in late October 2014. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383. Forest River's number for this recall is 6-102914.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V689000
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.