NHTSA campaign 20V553000 · Forest River campaign 17-1193

Forest River Recall 20V-553: Proper Water Amount Not Shown/FMVSS 120, 567

NHTSA recall 20V553000 (Forest River campaign 17-1193) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on September 11, 2020, with 273 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Vengeance for model years 2014–2016. Owners were notified on October 13, 2020, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 20V553000 (also written 20V-553 or 20V553)
Filed by: Forest River, Inc.
Forest River campaign number: 17-1193
Report received: September 11, 2020
Potentially affected: 273 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified: October 13, 2020
Safety standard: FMVSS 120

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 20V553000. 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 Vengeance
- 2014, 2015, 2016

All Forest River recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V553000.

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Vengenance BVGF312A, BCKT24PACK14, BVGF312A, BVGF315A11, BVGF316A, BVGF316A11, BVGF320A, BWZVGF312A, BWZVGF316A and BWZVGF320A trailers. The Federal Placard may indicate an incorrect amount of water for trailers with the 100-gallon option, allowing the trailer to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, "Wheels and Rims-Other than Passenger Cars" and 567, "Certification."

Safety consequence

An overloaded trailer has an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new placard that reflects the 100-gallon tank, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2020. Owners may contact Forest customer service at 1-260-499-2100. Forest River's number for this recall is 17-1193.

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 20V553000

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.