NHTSA Campaign 05V484000

WHEELS:RIM

Issued by FOREST RIVER, INC. · Reported Oct 17, 2005 · 609 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH TREDIT WHEELS, THE RIMS MAY HAVE POOR WELD QUALITY AND INSUFFICIENT PRESS FIT BETWEEN THE WHEEL RIM AND DISC.

Consequence

THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE RIM. THE WHEEL MAY WOBBLE AND CAUSE A VIBRATION OR THE MOUNTED TIRE COULD LOSE AIR CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH TREDIT TIRE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED WITH A 16" ALUMINUM WHEEL. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 1-574-389-4600.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FOREST RIVER FOREST RIVER 2002 609
FOREST RIVER FOREST RIVER 2003 609
FOREST RIVER FOREST RIVER 2004 609

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V484000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.