The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Prime Time Avenger recreational vehicles. The Federal Placards on these vehicles may indicate an incorrect tire and rim combination. The Federal Placard indicates ST225/75R15E tires with 80 PSI and a rim designation of 15X6.0JJ, while the subject vehicles' Federal Placard should indicate ST225/75R15D tires with 65 PSI and a rim designation of 15X5.0JJ. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard(FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
Incorrect tire information can cause the tires to be over inflated, possibly resulting in a tire blowout and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 48-01162017-0310.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Avenger | 2017 |
Components: TIRES:MARKINGS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Avenger | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
Other tires recalls in 2017
18 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the tires; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 17V742000 21 Nov 2017 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 17V698000 3 Nov 2017 | Phoenix Motorcars |
| 17V645000 12 Oct 2017 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 17V638000 9 Oct 2017 | Harbor Freight Tools |
| 17V518000 23 Aug 2017 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 17V470000 24 Jul 2017 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 17V444000 14 Jul 2017 | Keystone RV Company |
| 17V419000 30 Jun 2017 | KZRV, L.P. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017