NHTSA Recall 15V480000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V480000; Date: Jul. 30, 2015
Inaccurate weight information can mislead an owner as to the vehicle's weight carrying capacity which could result in vehicle overloading and a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 Forest River Sandpiper; 2015 Forest River Sandpiper; 2016 Forest River Sandpiper; 2014 Forest River Sierra; 2015 Forest River Sierra; 2016 Forest River Sierra
Component: Equipment:other:labels
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 207
Recall Summary:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 sandpiper and sierra recreational vehicles manufactured October 15, 2013, to July 13, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with certification labels with an inaccurate gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr). Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards (fmvss) no. 567, "certification. "
How to Fix:
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a new set of corrected certification labels, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-534-8386. Forest river's number for this recall is 03-07292015-0067.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 25, 2015
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