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Forest River federal Placard Label and the VIN incorrectly states that the vehicle has two axles, while the vehicle is only equipped with one axle.

NHTSA campaign 16V-787 · Reported October 28, 2016 · 92 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
92
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Certificate of Origin, Federal Placard and VIN plate for each trailer, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

The Federal Placard Label and the VIN incorrectly states that the vehicle has two axles, while the vehicle is only equipped with one axle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

WHY IT MATTERS

If the owner follows the information on the Federal Placard Label, the operator may overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Certificate of Origin, Federal Placard and VIN plate for each trailer, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-787.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-787

What changed

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

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

Drive one of these? Check your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.

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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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