Recall · 23V289000
Forest River recalled the FOREST RIVER Columbus over structure
137
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
April 24, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Columbus CMF299RL fifth wheel vehicles. The riser tube was not installed between the axle hangers, causing inadequate clearance for the tires.
- What it can cause
- Contact with the slide-out adjustment arm may damage or puncture the tire, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install a riser kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-821-1487. Forest River's number for this recall is 410-1631.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Forest RiverColumbus | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 137 vehicles this is a small campaign: 66% 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, 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Forest River vehicles have been recalled over the structure 16 times before this, most recently in September 2022 as 22V667000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 22V243000 (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 April 24, 2023 as campaign 23V289000. 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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