The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Cardinal and Wildcat Fifth Wheels trailers. The operator may utilize the rear towing hitch without locking the turning point fifth wheel hitch into the "Conventional Transport" position.
The risk
Towing while in a different position can cause the upper front structure to break and the pin box to separate from the vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install a warning label to the hitch and rear wall of the vehicle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 6, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-296-7700. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-1755.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Cardinal | 2024 |
| Forest River Wildcat | 2024 |
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 Cardinal | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Wildcat | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2024
9 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the trailer hitches; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 24V899000 27 Nov 2024 | Keystone RV Company |
| 24V885000 22 Nov 2024 | Brinkley RV |
| 24V640000 26 Aug 2024 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 24V626000 21 Aug 2024 | OEM Systems, LLC |
| 24V531000 12 Jul 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V322000 9 May 2024 | Oliver Travel Trailers, INC. |
| 24V116000 16 Feb 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V098000 9 Feb 2024 | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024