Cedar Creek Recall 15V484000: Equipment, Other, Labels

NHTSA recall 15V484000 · announced August 4, 2015 · filed by Forest River, Inc. · 91 units affected

The problem

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Cedar Creek Silver Back recreational vehicles manufactured October 23, 2014, to July 2, 2015. The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) that is less than the vehicle's GVWR represented on its certification label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

The risk

Inaccurate weight information can mislead an owner as to the vehicle's weight carrying capacity which could result in vehicle overloading and a crash.

What to do

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new set of corrected certification labels, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-260-593-2417. Forest River's number for this recall is 20-07282015-0066.

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

• 2015 Cedar Creek Silver Back
• 2016 Cedar Creek Silver Back

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