Cherokee and others Recall 13V540000: Equipment, Other, Labels

NHTSA recall 13V540000 · announced October 28, 2013 · filed by Forest River, Inc. · 725 units affected

The problem

Forest River is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Flagstaff FLT831KRSS, FLT831FLSS, FLT831FKBSS, FLT831RLBSS, FLF8528BHSS, FLF8528RKWS, FLF8526RLWS, FLT831BHDS, FLT831QBSS, FLT831DBSS, FLT831RLSS, FLT831RKSS, FLT829RKSS, FLT21WRS, FLT26WRB, FLT30WRLS, FLT30WRKSS, FLT30WFKSS, FLT30WRLTS, FLF8524RLS, FLF8526RKWS, FLF8528TBWS, FLF8528RLWS, FLF8528CKWS, FLF30WTBS, FLT831KDSS, Rockwood RLT8319SS, RLT8317SS, RLT8315BSS, RLT8317KDSS, RLT8312SS,RLF8280WS, RLF8265WS, RLF8260WS, RLF8244S, RLT8313SS, RLT8316SS, RLT8314BSS, RLT8317RKSS, RLT8306SS, RLT8293RKSS, RLT2102W, RLT2609W, RLT3001W, RLT3002W, RLT3008W, RLT3065W, RLT8314SS, RLF8285WS, RLF8286WS, RLT3006W, Cherokee CKF235B and CKF245L, Salem model STT29FBSRV, and Surveyor SVT303 travel trailers. These vehicles contain incorrect tire inflation pressures on the Vehicle Certification Label. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 567, "Certification."

The risk

The incorrect tire pressure information given on the Federal Certification Tag and Tire Information Tag may lead to the tire being overinflated, resulting in sudden tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected replacement label, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-534-3167.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.