The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Flagstaff and Cherokee Arctic Wolf recreational trailers equipped with MORyde Orbital or You Turn Rubber Pin Box Wedge Kits. The pin boxes may have been equipped with bolts 1-3/4" in length when they should be equipped with 2" long bolts.
The risk
The incorrect bolts may allow the rotating pin box to rotate in two places, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolts and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact MORyde customer service at 1-574-293-1581 or Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-8954 (Flagstaff) or 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1065.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Arctic Wolf | 2019, 2020 |
| Forest River Flagstaff | 2019, 2020 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Arctic Wolf | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Arctic Wolf | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Flagstaff | 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| Forest River Flagstaff | 2020 | 11 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2019
19 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the trailer hitches; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V901000 18 Dec 2019 | MORryde International, Inc. |
| 19V891000 13 Dec 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V847000 25 Nov 2019 | The Toro Company |
| 19V844000 25 Nov 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V778000 30 Oct 2019 | Temp-Air, Inc |
| 19V760000 24 Oct 2019 | Southern Pride Distributing LLC |
| 19V753000 21 Oct 2019 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 19V708000 4 Oct 2019 | Outdoors RV Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019