The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Forest River Rainier, Stealth Evo, Salem, Vibe, and Wildwood travel trailers. The tire may contact the vehicle body due to insufficient clearance, which can cause tire damage.
The risk
A damaged tire can fail and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install taller shackles and equalizers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-503-831-5410. Forest River's number for this recall is 22-1789.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Rainier | 2024 |
| Forest River Salem | 2024 |
| Forest River Stealth EVO | 2024 |
| Forest River Vibe | 2024 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2024 |
Components: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | TIRES
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 Rainier | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Salem | 2024 | 4 | 10 |
| Forest River Stealth EVO | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Vibe | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2024 | 1 | 10 |
Other tires recalls in 2024
20 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the tires; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 24V935000 17 Dec 2024 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 24V890000 25 Nov 2024 | Winnebago Industries, Inc. |
| 24V883000 22 Nov 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V787000 23 Oct 2024 | Newmar Corporation |
| 24V773000 18 Oct 2024 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 24V780000 18 Oct 2024 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 24V767000 15 Oct 2024 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 24V535000 17 Jul 2024 | Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024