Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V553000

Visibility: glass, side/rear

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-09-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V553000

Visibility: glass, side/rear

Component
Visibility: glass, side/rear
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
1,736
Reported to NHTSA
2015-09-02
Owners notified
2015-09-22

Defect description

Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is realling certain model year 2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 and Shasta Airflyte 19 trailers manufactured September 26, 2014 to August 17, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the rear exit window glass may come loose and fall out due to poor adhesion.

Safety risk

If the rear window glass detaches, it could fall onto the road and be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers to verify that the windows are properly secured. Any window that fails the inspection process will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 22, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8717. Forest River's number for this recall is 53-08282015-0081.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
SHASTA Airflyte2016

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.