NHTSA recall 15V299000
Equipment · Forest River, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Vengeance trailers, model numbers vgf377v, vgf378v, vgf394v13, vgf396v, bwzvgf377v, bwzvgf394v13, bwzvgf378v, and bwzvgf396v. The affected trailers may be equipped with incorrect certification labels that state the gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) is 18,500 pounds when the actual gvwr is 18,000 pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to…
Why it matters: The incorrect gvwr on the labels may result in the vehicle operator over loading the vehicle which could increase the risk of a crash.
The fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a new corrected label, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2015.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2015 Forest River Vengeance, 2016 Forest River Vengeance.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V299000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.