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Forest River in the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal impact, may have been installed incorrectly.

NHTSA campaign 15V-187 · Reported March 30, 2015 · 378 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
378
REMEDY
Sprinter will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will check the installation of the abutting wedge, correcting it as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the body roof and pillars. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal impact, may have been installed incorrectly.

WHY IT MATTERS

If a vehicle that has an incorrectly installed abutting wedge is involved in a severe frontal crash, greater force may be necessary to open the doors, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Sprinter will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will check the installation of the abutting wedge, correcting it as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-187.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 15V-187

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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