Amera-Lite / Ameralite / Cargo Mate and more recall: Suspension
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series Wedge, Eliminator, and Qualifier, Continental Cargo Auto Master, Elite Series, Tailwind and Value Hauler, Coachmen Catalina and Freedom Express, Palomino Puma and US Cargo Patriot X, Phantom, Trail & Sport and Trail Master trailers manufactured March 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.
What could happen
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.
Vehicles covered
- Amera-Lite Wattx 2016
- Ameralite Attx 2016
- Cargo Mate Blazer 2016
- Cargo Mate E Series 2016
- Cargo Mate E Series Wedge 2016
- Cargo Mate Eliminator 2016
- Cargo Mate Qualifier 2016
- Coachmen Catalina 2016
- Coachmen Freedom Express 2016
- Continental Cargo Auto Master 2016
- Continental Cargo Elite Series 2016
- Continental Cargo Tailwind 2016
- Continental Cargo Value Hauler 2016
- Forest River Cherokee 2016
- Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 2016
- Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup 2016
- Forest River Salem 2016
- Forest River Vengeance 2016
- Forest River Wildwood 2016
- Palomino Puma 2016
- Us Cargo Patriot X 2016
- Us Cargo Phantom 2016
- Us Cargo Trail & Sport 2016
- Us Cargo Trail Master 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V231000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 20, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jun 16, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 691
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 3, 2015 to Mar 31, 2015
- Part
- Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered axle assembly
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-03312015-0025
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Haulin' / Us Cargo recall: Equipment May 29, 2020
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jul 30, 2018
- Forest River recall: Equipment Sep 10, 2026
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jul 8, 2026
- Forest River recall: Equipment May 29, 2026
- Forest River recall: Equipment Oct 17, 2025
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.