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Forest River affected vehicles are equipped with Thieman Tailgates-brand TVL 12/16 series lift gates supported with roller chains that may fail.

NHTSA campaign 16V-693 · Reported September 26, 2016 · 45 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Rockport
VEHICLES AFFECTED
45
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owners, and Thieman Lift Gate distributors will repair the lift gate, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the body hatchback/liftgate. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles are equipped with Thieman Tailgates-brand TVL 12/16 series lift gates supported with roller chains that may fail.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the roller chain fails, the lift gate may fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owners, and Thieman Lift Gate distributors will repair the lift gate, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-693.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2016Forest River Rockport

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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