NHTSA Recall 16V258000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V258000; Date: Apr. 29, 2016
If the operator inflates the tires to the psi indicated on the label, the tires will be operated while being under-inflated causing pre-mature wear and a possible tire blow out, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2016 Forest River Cardinal; 2017 Forest River Cardinal
Component: Tire
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 38
Recall Summary:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 cardinal recreational vehicles, models caf3455rl, caf3825fl and caf3850rl, manufactured from November 20, 2015, through April 1, 2016. These vehicles may be equipped with a federal placard that indicates an incorrect tire and rim combination. The placard states the tire and rim combination is st235/80r16 lre tires with 80 psi and a rim designation of 16x6. 00jj, when the actual combination on the vehicle is lt235/85t16 lrg tires with 110 psi and a rim designation of 16x6. 00hd. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims. "
How to Fix:
Forest river will notify owners, and provide a new corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on, or about, June 23, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest river's number for this recall is 15-04172016-0179.
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: Jun 14, 2016
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