Stealth recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest river is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 stealth recreational trailers. The gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) and cargo carrying capacity specification is incorrect on the federal certification label and the tire information label. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification."
What could happen
Incorrect weight information may lead to overloading, which may cause axle or tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the labels with corrected labels. The safety recall began on june 12, 2012. Owners should contact forest river at 909-873-3777.
Vehicles covered
- Stealth Cfsfcr3716 2010–2011
- Stealth Cfsfsa3516 2010–2011
- Stealth Cfstfsc2812 2010–2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12V227000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 18, 2012
- Owners notified
- Jun 12, 2012
- Vehicles or items affected
- 57
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment › Other › Labels
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.