Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V231000

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-04-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V231000

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Component
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
691
Reported to NHTSA
2015-04-20
Owners notified
2015-06-16

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series Wedge, Eliminator, and Qualifier, Continental Cargo Auto Master, Elite Series, Tailwind and Value Hauler, Coachmen Catalina and Freedom Express, Palomino Puma and US Cargo Patriot X, Phantom, Trail & Sport and Trail Master trailers manufactured March 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.

Safety risk

If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.

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.

Scope of coverage

24 model years across 24 models.

ModelYears on record
AMERA-LITE Wattx2016
AMERALITE Attx2016
CARGO MATE Blazer2016
CARGO MATE E Series2016
CARGO MATE E Series Wedge2016
CARGO MATE Eliminator2016
CARGO MATE Qualifier2016
COACHMEN Catalina2016
COACHMEN Freedom Express2016
CONTINENTAL CARGO Auto Master2016
CONTINENTAL CARGO Elite Series2016
CONTINENTAL CARGO Tailwind2016
CONTINENTAL CARGO Value Hauler2016
FOREST RIVER Cherokee2016
FOREST RIVER Cherokee Grey Wolf2016
FOREST RIVER Cherokee Wolf PUP2016
FOREST RIVER Salem2016
FOREST RIVER Vengeance2016
FOREST RIVER Wildwood2016
PALOMINO Puma2016
US CARGO Patriot X2016
US CARGO Phantom2016
US CARGO Trail & Sport2016
US CARGO Trail Master2016

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.