The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Puma recreational trailers. When installing and tightening the wheels on the trailers, the wheel center caps may have interfered, preventing the wheels from being properly tightened.
The risk
If the wheels were not properly tightened, they may loosen and detach while the trailer is moving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will remove the plastic wheel center cap and install a different center cap, free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0588. Forest River's number for this recall is 420-0537.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Puma | 2018 |
Components: WHEELS:HUB
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 | 2018 | 3 | 3 |
Other wheels recalls in 2017
9 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the wheels; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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| 17V467000 21 Jul 2017 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 17V311000 11 May 2017 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 17V279000 26 Apr 2017 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 17V248000 10 Apr 2017 | PROLine Products LLC |
| 17V167000 14 Mar 2017 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017