2017 Forest River Surveyor recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Surveyor recreational trailers, model SVT226RLDS, manufactured October 9, 2015, to March 16, 2016. These vehicles may be equipped with tires and rims that do not match the information listed on the Federal Placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
💥 The risk
The operator may over-inflate the tires based on the information printed on the Federal Placard, possibly resulting in sudden tire failure, causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Forest River will notify owners will provide them with a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-09082016-0242.
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V655000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 37-09082016-0242
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 39
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; TIRES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 30, 2016
- Built
- Oct 9, 2015 – Mar 16, 2016
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.