The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Prime Time Avenger travel trailers. The safety chains that help prevent a total trailer separation may have been incorrectly attached to the trailer.
The risk
If the vehicle trailer becomes detached from the tow-vehicle, the safety chains may break, leading to complete detachment and potential property damage, personal injury or a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and a dealer or service center will install the missing safety chain attaching hardware, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1163.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Avenger | 2021 |
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 Avenger | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2020
3 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the trailer hitches; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 20V380000 1 Jul 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 20V021000 16 Jan 2020 | Multiquip, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020