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Forest River in the affected vehicles, the trailer hitch attaching bolts and nuts may not have been properly tightened, allowing the hitch to detach during use.

NHTSA campaign 15V-576 · Reported September 16, 2015 · 3,804 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3,804
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fastener kit, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the trailer hitches. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, the trailer hitch attaching bolts and nuts may not have been properly tightened, allowing the hitch to detach during use.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the trailer hitch partially or fully detaches from the motorhome while it is towing a vehicle, a loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fastener kit, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-576.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 15V-576

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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