2011 Forest River Crusader & 2011 Forest River Rance + 2 more recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
Forest river is recalling certain model year 2011 Surveyor travel trailers, Crusader fifth wheel trailers, Rance aluminum cargo trailers, AND Work AND Play toy hauler trailers equipped with 15" x 6" white spoke or modular design steel wheels with a six hole bolt pattern. Some of the wheels may have inadequate weld penetration between the outer ring AND the center plate due to improper plate alignment.
💥 The risk
There could be a potential wheel failure AND wheel loss increasing the risk of a crash, or personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the wheels on the suspect vehicles AND repair the trailers free of charge. The safety recall began on january 14, 2011. Owners may contact forest river at 574-389-4600.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V648000
- Manufacturer
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 53
- Component
- WHEELS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 14, 2011
- Built
- Aug 23, 2010 – Aug 24, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .