NHTSA recall 17V790000
Equipment · Forest River, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Salem and Wildwood recreational trailers. The federal placard on these vehicles incorrectly states that the trailers are equipped with st215/75r15 load range d tires, however, the installed tires are size st205/75r15 load range d. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire…
Why it matters: If the incorrect label causes the operator to install tires of the wrong size, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix: Forest river will notify owners and provide corrected federal placards, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2017.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2018 Forest River Salem, 2018 Forest River Wildwood.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 17V790000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.