The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series Wedge, Eliminator, and Qualifier, Continental Cargo Auto Master, Elite Series, Tailwind and Value Hauler, Coachmen Catalina and Freedom Express, Palomino Puma and US Cargo Patriot X, Phantom, Trail & Sport and Trail Master trailers manufactured March 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.
The risk
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Amera-Lite Wattx | 2016 |
| Ameralite Attx | 2016 |
| Cargo Mate Blazer | 2016 |
| Cargo Mate E Series | 2016 |
| Cargo Mate E Series Wedge | 2016 |
| Cargo Mate Eliminator | 2016 |
| Cargo Mate Qualifier | 2016 |
| Coachmen Catalina | 2016 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express | 2016 |
| Continental Cargo Auto Master | 2016 |
| Continental Cargo Elite Series | 2016 |
| Continental Cargo Tailwind | 2016 |
| Continental Cargo Value Hauler | 2016 |
| Forest River Cherokee | 2016 |
| Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf | 2016 |
| Forest River Cherokee Wolf PUP | 2016 |
| Forest River Salem | 2016 |
| Forest River Vengeance | 2016 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2016 |
| Palomino Puma | 2016 |
| US Cargo Patriot X | 2016 |
| US Cargo Phantom | 2016 |
| US Cargo Trail Master | 2016 |
| US Cargo Trail & Sport | 2016 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amera-Lite Wattx | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameralite Attx | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Blazer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate E Series | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate E Series Wedge | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Eliminator | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Qualifier | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Catalina | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express | 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| Continental Cargo Auto Master | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Elite Series | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Tailwind | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Value Hauler | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Cherokee | 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf | 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| Forest River Cherokee Wolf PUP | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Salem | 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| Forest River Vengeance | 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| Palomino Puma | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Patriot X | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Phantom | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Trail & Sport | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Trail Master | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2015
64 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the suspension; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 15V863000 22 Dec 2015 | Kaufman Trailers |
| 15V838000 14 Dec 2015 | Charmac Trailers Inc. |
| 15V784000 23 Nov 2015 | DS Corp DBA Crossroads RV |
| 15V753000 13 Nov 2015 | Trails West Manufacturing Of Idaho, Inc. |
| 15V727000 3 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V725000 3 Nov 2015 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 15V654000 14 Oct 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V649000 13 Oct 2015 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015