NHTSA Recall 16V846000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V846000; Date: Nov. 22, 2016
If the federal placard is missing the correct axle information, the operator may overload the trailer, causing a loss of a vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2017 Forest River Xlr Toyhauler
Component: Equipment:other:labels
Manufactured by: Forest River, Inc.
Affected Units:: 5
Recall Summary:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2017 xlr recreational trailers, models xlf413amp, xlf422amp, wzxlf422amp and xlf380amp, manufactured September 29, 2016, to November 8, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect federal placard that does not indicate that the vehicle has a third axle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification. "
How to Fix:
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected federal placard, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-0432. Forest river's number for this recall is 45-11122016-0272.
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: Dec 1, 2016
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