Recall · 23V559000
Forest River recalled 2 models over service brakes
40
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
August 7, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Sandpiper, and Sierra fifth wheels. The axle may be installed backwards, which can reduce braking ability.
- What it can cause
- Reduced braking ability can increase the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will remove and reinstall the axle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 28, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-534-4574. Forest River's number for this recall is 3-1665.
- 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 RiverSandpiper | 2024 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverSierra | 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 40 vehicles this is a small campaign: 80% 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, 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Forest River vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes once before this, most recently in April 2023 as 23V288000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 25V245000 (structure).
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 August 7, 2023 as campaign 23V559000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2023-08-07.
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