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Forest River U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened.

NHTSA campaign 18V-366 · Reported June 1, 2018 · 144 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Rockport
VEHICLES AFFECTED
144
REMEDY
Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the tightness of the U-bolt, replacing or tightening the U-bolt as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the leaf spring assembly u-bolt, leaf spring to axle. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened.

WHY IT MATTERS

The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will inspect the tightness of the U-bolt, replacing or tightening the U-bolt as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-366.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018Forest 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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