Shasta Revere recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest river is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 shasta revere recreational vehicles. The gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) and cargo carrying capacity specification is incorrect on the federal certification label and the tire information label. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, âcertification.â
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 include the corrected labels in each letter. The safety recall began on june 28, 2012. Owners should contact forest river at 574-825-7178.
Vehicles covered
- Shasta Revere Sht27Bh 2012–2013
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12V265000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 12, 2012
- Owners notified
- Jun 28, 2012
- Vehicles or items affected
- 7
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment › Other › Labels
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 567
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Shasta Revere recall: Equipment Apr 19, 2013
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.