Forest River recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Surveyor recreational trailers, model SVT226RLDS, manufactured October 9, 2015, to March 16, 2016. These vehicles may be equipped with tires and rims that do not match the information listed on the Federal Placard. 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
The operator may over-inflate the tires based on the information printed on the Federal Placard, possibly resulting in sudden tire failure, causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners will provide them with a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-09082016-0242.
Vehicles covered
- Forest River Surveyor 2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V655000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 13, 2016
- Owners notified
- Sep 30, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 39
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 9, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
- Part
- Equipment › Other › Labels; Tires
- Maker's own recall number
- 37-09082016-0242
- 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
- Forest River recall: Equipment Oct 5, 2026
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jul 23, 2026
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Jul 29, 2022
- Forest River recall: Equipment Mar 25, 2022
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jun 19, 2020
- Forest River recall: Trailer hitches May 22, 2020
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.