NHTSA Campaign 20V075000

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

Issued by Forest River, Inc. · Reported Feb 12, 2020 · 4,464 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Surveyor, NO BO, Cherokee, R. POD, Clipper, Viking, Independence, Puma and East to West trailers. The spare tire carrier U-bolts may fail allowing the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle.

Consequence

If the spare tire carrier and spare tire detach from the vehicle while in motion, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace U-bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact Surveyor, NO BO, R. and POD customer service at 1-574-642-3119, Independence, Viking, and Clipper customer service at 1-269-467-4600, Puma customer service at -574-642-0606, East and West customer service at 1-574-264-6664 or Cherokee customer service at 1-877-426-5337. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1133.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COACHMEN CLIPPER 2019 4,464
COACHMEN CLIPPER 2020 4,464
COACHMEN VIKING 2019 4,464
COACHMEN VIKING 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER EAST TO WEST 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER INDEPENDENCE 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER NO BOUNDARIES 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER PUMA 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER R-POD 2020 4,464
FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR 2020 4,464

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V075000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.