The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2008-2016 Puma recreational trailers and toy haulers, models PT20RDC, PT21FBC, PT22RBC, PT26RLC, PT26FBSC, PT21TUC, PT27RBSC, PT25FBC, PT22RB, PTH21TFU, PTH24THS, PTH25TFS, PTH27SBU, PTH27RLSS, PTH25TFQ, and PTH21TFB manufactured from June 25, 2007, through March 23, 2016. When the trailer hits a bump, the tire(s) may contact the floor or wheel well and result in tire damage.
The risk
A damaged tire could deflate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a lift kit to add additional clearance to the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on May 11, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0607. Forest River's recall number for this campaign is 420-06092015-0050.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Puma | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: TIRES | SUSPENSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Puma | 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Puma | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Puma | 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Puma | 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Puma | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Puma | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Puma | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Puma | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| Forest River Puma | 2016 | 2 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2016
21 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the tires; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 16V840000 21 Nov 2016 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 16V824000 15 Nov 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V811000 8 Nov 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V803000 4 Nov 2016 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 16V748000 17 Oct 2016 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 16V714000 6 Oct 2016 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 16V696000 27 Sept 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V591000 10 Aug 2016 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016