NHTSA campaign 17V039000 · Forest River campaign 48-01162017-0310
Forest River Recall 17V-039: Incorrect Tire Information on Placard/FMVSS 110
NHTSA recall 17V039000 (Forest River campaign 48-01162017-0310) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on January 18, 2017, with 165 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Avenger for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on February 17, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V039000 (also written 17V-039 or 17V039)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 48-01162017-0310
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 165 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Markings
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 110
Repair completion: 100% (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 17V039000. 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 Avenger
- 2017 · Vehicles built October 11, 2016 – December 27, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V039000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Prime Time Avenger recreational vehicles. The Federal Placards on these vehicles may indicate an incorrect tire and rim combination. The Federal Placard indicates ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI and a rim designation of 15X6.0JJ, while the subject vehicles' Federal Placard should indicate ST225/75R15D tires with 65 PSI and a rim designation of 15X5.0JJ. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard(FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Safety consequence
Incorrect tire information can cause the tires to be over inflated, possibly resulting in a tire blowout and increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 48-01162017-0310.
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 17V039000
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.