Forest River recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Cardinal recreational vehicles, models CAF3455RL, CAF3825FL and CAF3850RL, manufactured from November 20, 2015, through April 1, 2016. These vehicles may be equipped with a Federal Placard that indicates an incorrect tire and rim combination. The placard states the tire and rim combination is ST235/80R16 LRE Tires with 80 PSI and a rim designation of 16X6.00JJ, when the actual combination on the vehicle is LT235/85T16 LRG Tires with 110 PSI and a rim designation of 16X6.00HD. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
What could happen
If the operator inflates the tires to the PSI indicated on the label, the tires will be operated while being under-inflated causing pre-mature wear and a possible tire blow out, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and provide a new corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on, or about, June 23, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-04172016-0179.
Vehicles covered
- Forest River Cardinal 2016–2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V258000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 29, 2016
- Owners notified
- Jun 14, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 38
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 20, 2015 to Apr 1, 2016
- Part
- Equipment › Other › Labels; Tires
- Maker's own recall number
- 15-04172016-0179
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 110
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
- Dynamax / Forest River recall: Equipment Apr 17, 2024
- Forest River recall: Trailer hitches Apr 12, 2024
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Jul 29, 2022
- Coachmen / Forest River recall: Equipment Mar 8, 2022
- Continental Cargo / Forest River / Prime Time recall: Tires Jan 7, 2022
- Forest River recall: Equipment Dec 17, 2021
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.