Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V273000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-05-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V273000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
689
Reported to NHTSA
2015-05-11
Owners notified
2015-06-11

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 risk

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.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
FOREST RIVER Cardinal2014
FOREST RIVER Cedar Creek2015
FOREST RIVER Dynamax2015 2014 2013
FOREST RIVER Sandpiper2015
FOREST RIVER Sierra2015

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.