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Forest River on some axles, cracks could appear in the spindle weld.

NHTSA campaign 10V-460 · Reported October 8, 2010 · 92 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
92
REMEDY
FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE.
COST
Free

The short version

FOREST RIVER, INC. reported a problem with the power train axle assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON SOME AXLES, CRACKS COULD APPEAR IN THE SPINDLE WELD.

WHY IT MATTERS

THESE CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE AND CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE TUBE, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE VEHICLE, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD AND/OR COMPROMISING THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

FOREST RIVER IS WORKING WITH DEXTER AXLE AND WILL INSPECT THE AXLE SERIAL NUMBER AND REPLACE IT IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-460.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-460

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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