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Forest River gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) and cargo carrying capacity specification is incorrect on the federal certification label and the tire information label.

NHTSA campaign 12V-265 · Reported June 12, 2012 · 7 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
7
REMEDY
FOREST RIVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND INCLUDE THE CORRECTED LABELS IN EACH LETTER.
COST
Free

The short version

FOREST RIVER, INC. reported a problem with the other labels. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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, “CERTIFICATION.”

WHY IT MATTERS

INCORRECT WEIGHT INFORMATION MAY LEAD TO OVERLOADING, WHICH MAY CAUSE AXLE OR TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

FOREST RIVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND INCLUDE THE CORRECTED LABELS IN EACH LETTER, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-265.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 12V-265

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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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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