NHTSA campaign 15V273000 · Forest River campaign 15-05062015-0034
Forest River Recall 15V-273: Quad Entry Step Rivet Failure
NHTSA recall 15V273000 (Forest River campaign 15-05062015-0034) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on May 11, 2015, with 689 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Dynamax, Forest River Cardinal, Forest River Cedar Creek and more for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on June 11, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V273000 (also written 15V-273 or 15V273)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 15-05062015-0034
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 689 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 16.84% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V273000. 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 Cardinal
Forest River Cedar Creek
- 2015 · Vehicles built March 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Dynamax
Forest River Sandpiper
- 2015 · Vehicles built November 1, 2014 – November 20, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Forest River Sierra
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V273000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Dynamax, 2014 Cardinal trailers, and 2015 Cedar Creek, Sierra and Sandpiper trailers. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
Safety consequence
If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the rivets and the step sections will be bolted together, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-05062015-0034.
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 15V273000
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.