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2009 Forest River Rpod Recalls & Complaints

The 2009 Forest River Rpod has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2009 Forest River Rpod. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Forest River dealer.

Includes campaigns NHTSA files under the spelling "R-POD".

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2009 Forest River Rpod. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

CLEARANCE LIGHTING/FMVSS 108

NHTSA #11V010000 · Exterior Lighting · NHTSA notice

Reported January 12, 2011 · FOREST RIVER, INC.

Potentially affected: 2,741 vehicles

Owners notified June 4, 2012 · Vehicles built October 27, 2008 – November 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 R-POD TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 27, 2008, THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2010, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE LIGHTS.

Safety consequence

This could render the vehicle less visible to other motorist during hours of darkness, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River’s petition for relief from remedy based on its belief that the noncompliance was inconsequential to motor vehicle safety was denied by NHTSA on May 16, 2012. Accordingly, Forest River will conduct a safety recall campaign. The safety recall began in May 2012. Owners nay contact Forest River at 1-574-642-3119.

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.

Other Forest River Rpod model years

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