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Forest River welded trailer drawbars may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (gvwr), which can cause the drawbars to fracture.

NHTSA campaign 23V-015 · Reported January 20, 2023 · 296 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River Amera-lite
VEHICLES AFFECTED
296
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the drawbars, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the equipment recreational vehicle/trailer. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The welded trailer drawbars may be insufficient for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), which can cause the drawbars to fracture.

WHY IT MATTERS

Fractured drawbars can cause a loss of trailer control and increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the drawbars, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 23V-015.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016–2017Forest River Amera-lite

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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