The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Georgetown and FR3 motorhomes. The trailer hitch bolts may not have been properly tightened, which can allow cause the hitch to detach from the chassis.
The risk
If the motorhome is towing a trailer or vehicle, the hitch detaching from the motorhome can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will properly torque the bolts, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-296-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 68-1119.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River FR3 | 2020 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2020 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 FR3 | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
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. |
| 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 |
| 19V628000 28 Aug 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019