Suspension:rear:axle:non-powered Axle Assembly
NHTSA recall 15V231000 · announced April 20, 2015 · filed by Forest River, Inc. · 691 units affected
The problem
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.
The risk
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What to do
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2016 Amera-lite Wattx
- 2016 Ameralite Attx
- 2016 Cargo Mate Blazer
- 2016 Cargo Mate E Series
- 2016 Cargo Mate E Series Wedge
- 2016 Cargo Mate Eliminator
- 2016 Cargo Mate Qualifier
- 2016 Coachmen Catalina
- 2016 Coachmen Freedom Express
- 2016 Continental Cargo Auto Master
- 2016 Continental Cargo Elite Series
- 2016 Continental Cargo Tailwind
- 2016 Continental Cargo Value Hauler
- 2016 Forest River Cherokee
- 2016 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf
- 2016 Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup
- 2016 Forest River Salem
- 2016 Forest River Vengeance
- 2016 Forest River Wildwood
- 2016 Palomino Puma
- 2016 Us Cargo Patriot X
- 2016 Us Cargo Phantom
- 2016 Us Cargo Trail & Sport
- 2016 Us Cargo Trail Master
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.