NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V231000 · manufacturer campaign 51-03312015-0025

Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly — Amera-lite, Ameralite, Cargo Mate and others · reported 20 Apr 2015 · 691 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series Wedge, Eliminator, and Qualifier, Continental Cargo Auto Master, Elite Series, Tailwind and Value Hauler, Coachmen Catalina and Freedom Express, Palomino Puma and US Cargo Patriot X, Phantom, Trail & Sport and Trail Master trailers manufactured March 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.

The risk

If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
15V231000
Manufacturer campaign
51-03312015-0025
Filed by
Forest River, Inc.
Report received
20 Apr 2015
Owners notified
16 Jun 2015
Potentially affected
691

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2016 Amera-lite Wattx 2016 Ameralite Attx 2016 Cargo Mate Blazer 2016 Cargo Mate E Series 2016 Cargo Mate E Series Wedge 2016 Cargo Mate Eliminator 2016 Cargo Mate Qualifier 2016 Coachmen Catalina 2016 Coachmen Freedom Express 2016 Continental Cargo Auto Master 2016 Continental Cargo Elite Series 2016 Continental Cargo Tailwind 2016 Continental Cargo Value Hauler 2016 Forest River Cherokee 2016 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 2016 Forest River Cherokee Wolf Pup 2016 Forest River Salem 2016 Forest River Vengeance 2016 Forest River Wildwood 2016 Palomino Puma 2016 Us Cargo Patriot X 2016 Us Cargo Phantom 2016 Us Cargo Trail & Sport 2016 Us Cargo Trail Master

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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