Recall · 23V227000
Forest River recalled 2 models over equipment
98
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
March 31, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023 East to West Della Terra, and Silver Lake travel trailers. The drawbar assembly containing the A-frame and safety chains, may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and could potentially break.
- What it can cause
- Broken safety chains can allow the trailer to detach from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the drawbar assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 6, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-264-6664. Forest River's number for this recall is 508-1617.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| East to WestDella Terra | 2023 | Not published here |
| East to WestSilver Lake | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 98 vehicles this is a small campaign: 70% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2023, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
East to West vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 10 times before this, most recently in January 2023 as 23V004000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 23V375000 (equipment), 23V290000 (equipment), 22V556000 (equipment).
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 March 31, 2023 as campaign 23V227000. 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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