Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V075000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-02-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V075000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
4,464
Reported to NHTSA
2020-02-12
Owners notified
2020-03-20

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.

Safety risk

If the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle while in motion, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact Surveyor, NO BO, R. and POD customer service at 1-574-642-3119, Independence, Viking, and Clipper customer service at 1-269-467-4600, Puma customer service at -574-642-0606, East and West customer service at 1-574-264-6664 or Cherokee customer service at 1-877-426-5337. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1133.

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

11 model years across 9 models.

ModelYears on record
COACHMEN Clipper2020 2019
COACHMEN Viking2020 2019
FOREST RIVER Cherokee2020
FOREST RIVER East TO West2020
FOREST RIVER Independence2020
FOREST RIVER NO Boundaries2020
FOREST RIVER Puma2020
FOREST RIVER R-POD2020
FOREST RIVER Surveyor2020

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.