The defect
MORryde International, Inc. (MORryde) is recalling certain 2020 Forest River Georgetown and FR3 motorhomes that they modified. The trailer hitch bolts may have been improperly tightened, which can cause the hitch bolts to loosen.
The risk
If the bolts loosen, a towed trailer or vehicle could detach from the motorhome, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Forest River dealers will properly tighten the bolts, free of charge. The recall began December 9, 2019. Owners may contact MORryde customer service at 1-574-293-1581.
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; MORryde International, Inc. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 19V628000 28 Aug 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019