The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Amera-Lite cargo trailers manufactured November 2, 2005, to July 21, 2011; 2007-2013 Cargo Mate cargo trailers manufactured December 1, 2006, to February 27, 2013; 2005-2016 Continental Cargo cargo trailers manufactured January 27, 2005, to November 11, 2015; and 2007-2012 US Cargo cargo trailers manufactured January 30, 2007, to July 12, 2011. The tire pressure specification for the 5.30" x 12" Load Range C Tire is listed as 50 PSI instead of the correct tire pressure specification of 80 PSI. As a result, the subject vehicles have incorrectly stated Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) on the Federal Placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
Using the trailers to the loading specifications on the label while the tires are underinflated may result in sudden tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and will provide Federal placard stickers with the correct PSI, GAWR, and GVWR, free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-266-7539. Forest River's number for this campaign is 51-02292016-0141.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Amera-Lite Cargo Trailer | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Ameralite Cargo Trailer | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| US Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amera-Lite Cargo Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Amera-Lite Cargo Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Amera-Lite Cargo Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Amera-Lite Cargo Trailer | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameralite Cargo Trailer | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameralite Cargo Trailer | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameralite Cargo Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Cargo Mate Cargo Trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| US Cargo Cargo Trailer | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 16V954000 28 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V909000 16 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016