The defect
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Flagstaff FLT831KRSS, FLT831FLSS, FLT831FKBSS, FLT831RLBSS, FLF8528BHSS, FLF8528RKWS, FLF8526RLWS, FLT831BHDS, FLT831QBSS, FLT831DBSS, FLT831RLSS, FLT831RKSS, FLT829RKSS, FLT21WRS, FLT26WRB, FLT30WRLS, FLT30WRKSS, FLT30WFKSS, FLT30WRLTS, FLF8524RLS, FLF8526RKWS, FLF8528TBWS, FLF8528RLWS, FLF8528CKWS, FLF30WTBS, FLT831KDSS, Rockwood RLT8319SS, RLT8317SS, RLT8315BSS, RLT8317KDSS, RLT8312SS,RLF8280WS, RLF8265WS, RLF8260WS, RLF8244S, RLT8313SS, RLT8316SS, RLT8314BSS, RLT8317RKSS, RLT8306SS, RLT8293RKSS, RLT2102W, RLT2609W, RLT3001W, RLT3002W, RLT3008W, RLT3065W, RLT8314SS, RLF8285WS, RLF8286WS, RLT3006W, Cherokee CKF235B and CKF245L, Salem model STT29FBSRV, and Surveyor SVT303 travel trailers. These vehicles contain incorrect tire inflation pressures on the Vehicle Certification Label. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
The incorrect tire pressure information given on the Federal Certification Tag and Tire Information Tag may lead to the tire being overinflated, resulting in sudden tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected replacement label, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-534-3167.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Travel Trailer | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Flagstaff Travel Trailer | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Rockwood Travel Trailer | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Salem Travel Trailer | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Surveyor Travel Trailer | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Travel Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Cherokee Travel Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Cherokee Travel Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Cherokee Travel Trailer | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Flagstaff Travel Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Flagstaff Travel Trailer | 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| Flagstaff Travel Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Flagstaff Travel Trailer | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Rockwood Travel Trailer | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Rockwood Travel Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Rockwood Travel Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Rockwood Travel Trailer | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Salem Travel Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Salem Travel Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Salem Travel Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Salem Travel Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Surveyor Travel Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Surveyor Travel Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Surveyor Travel Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Surveyor Travel Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2013
135 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 13V645000 24 Dec 2013 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 13V654000 20 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V638000 19 Dec 2013 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 13V636000 18 Dec 2013 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 13V623000 16 Dec 2013 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 13V609000 3 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V593000 25 Nov 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V565000 13 Nov 2013 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013