Recall · 22V476000
Forest River recalled 2 models over equipment
958
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
July 6, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Cargo Mate Cargo Trailers and Continental Cargo Trailers. The safety chains do not meet the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and could potentially break.
- What it can cause
- Safety chain breakage can cause the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the safety chains, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-254-420-0171. Forest River's number for this recall is 700-1530.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo MateCargo Trailer | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Continental CargoCargo Trailer | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 958 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 58% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Continental Cargo vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 3 times before this, most recently in November 2017 as 17V756000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V876000 (trailer hitches).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Forest River, Inc. with NHTSA on July 6, 2022 as campaign 22V476000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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