Forest River, Inc. | NHTSA Recall #18V624000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 18V624000 by Forest River, Inc.. Affecting 2019 coachmen catalina and apex travel trailers and forest river shasta, wildwood, salem, vibe, sierra, sandpiper, xlr and prime time travel trailers Includes 935 affected units, Missing Bearing Races may cause Hub to Overheat, component: SUSPENSION, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModels2019 coachmen catalina and apex travel trailers and forest river shasta, wildwood, salem, vibe, sierra, sandpiper, xlr and prime time travel trailers
Defect Summary
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019 coachmen catalina and apex travel trailers and forest river shasta, wildwood, salem, vibe, sierra, sandpiper, xlr and prime time travel trailers. the axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. the recall began october 9, 2018. for customer service, catalina owners may contact coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717, wildwood and salem owners: 1-574-534-3167, vibe owners: 1-574-296-2084, sierra and sandpiper owners: 1-574-534-4574, xlr owners: 1-574-642-0432, prime time owners: 1-574-862-1025. forest river's number for this recall is 51-0851.