NHTSA Recall 16V751000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V751000; Date: Oct. 18, 2016
The operator may over-inflate the tire based on the information printed on the federal placard. Overinflating a tire may lead to pre-mature tire degradation, a tire blowout, or reduced handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2016 Forest River Surveyor; 2017 Forest River Surveyor
Component: Equipment:other:labels
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 149
Recall Summary:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 surveyor recreational vehicles, model orsvt247bhds, manufactured August 10, 2016, to September 13, 2016. The federal placard installed on the vehicles indicate an incorrect tire and rim combination. The federal placard states that the trailer is equipped with st225/75r15d tires with 65 psi and a rim designation of 15x6. 0jj, when actually they have st205/75r14c tires with 50 psi and a rim designation of 14x5. 5jj. 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 dealers and will provide a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest river's number for this recall is 37-10132016-0256.
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: Nov 18, 2016
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