The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Georgetown GT335, FR3 FR30, Pursuit 31BD, and 29SB, and 2016 Cardinal CAF3825FL and Tracer TRT270AIR and TRT3200BHT fifth wheel and travel trailers. In the affected vehicles, the screws that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism cable may fail allowing the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is in motion.
The risk
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide room mechanism cable attaching screws, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0437. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0331201501.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cardinal CAF3825FL | 2016 |
| FR3 FR30 | 2015 |
| Georgetown GT335 | 2015 |
| Pursuit 29SB | 2015 |
| Pursuit 31BD | 2015 |
| Tracer TRT270AIR | 2016 |
| Tracer TRT3200BHT | 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal CAF3825FL | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| FR3 FR30 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgetown GT335 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Pursuit 29SB | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Pursuit 31BD | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracer TRT270AIR | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracer TRT3200BHT | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015