NHTSA Recall 09V148000
NHTSA Campaign Id 09V148000; Date: May. 1, 2009
Failure to follow proper vehicle loading specifications or misprint label could increase the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2009 Forest River Cardinal
Component: Equipment:other:labels
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 176
Recall Summary:
Forest river is recalling 176 my 2009 cardinal fifth wheel trailers. These trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars. " due to faulty scales in the production facility, the label for the cargo carrying capacity values is incorrect.
How to Fix:
Forest river will be mailing corrected labels to retail purchasers, and/or to dealers. The safety recall began on April 15, 2009. Owners may contact forest river at 1-574-206-7600.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 15, 2009
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