January 5, 2024 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 24V003000
Draw Bar Locking Mechanism May Break
A trailer that contacts the road during transit increases the risk of a crash or injury.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V003
Manufacturer Forest River
, Inc.
Components STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected 302
Summary
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020 Cherokee travel trailers. The draw bar locking mechanism may break, which can cause the front end of the trailer to contact the road.
Remedy
The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 14, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995. Forest River’s number for this recall is 95-1705.
Notes
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.nhtsa.gov.
Chronology :
On November 9, 2023, Forest Rivers Office of Corporate Compliance (“OCC”) received a complaint from an owner of the drawbar locking mechanism that failed through the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
On November 10, 2023, OCC opened a research item and began reviewing claims.
On November 16, 2023, OCC contacted the chassis manufacture to setup a meeting.
On November 21, 2023, OCC and chassis manufacturer had a meeting to discuss the concern. The same day,
OCC provided the chassis manufacturer data, and is awaiting the chassis manufacturer to review their claims.
On December 20, 2023, OCC received a VOQ #11561005 from NHTSA ODI for the same vehicle.
On January 2, 2024, OCC inquired with the chassis manufacturer as to why we haven’t heard any status update of their research dating to when OCC provided the chassis manufacturer with data on November 21, 2023. The same day, OCC received a response from the chassis manufacturer indicating that “We have reviewed all prints and verified no changes were made prior to or during the years discussed regarding drawbar. We are not seeing anything which would indicate the occurrences discussed were due to an issue with the specs or manufacturing.”
On January 5, 2024, Forest Rivers Corporate Recall Committee voted to recall.
1 Affected Product
Vehicle
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| FOREST RIVER | CHEROKEE | 2020 |
3 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-24V003-8838.PDF 214.286KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-24V003-9340.pdf 646.544KB
Recall 573 Report – 1/12/2024
RCLRPT-24V003-4590.PDF 214.343KB
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-003
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Forest River, Inc. JAN 05, 2024 NHTSA Recall No. : 24V-003 Manufacturer Recall No. : 95-1705
Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Forest River, Inc.
Address : 55470 CR 1
P.O. Box 3030 Elkhart IN 46515-3030 Company phone : 1-800-348-7440
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 302 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 %
Vehicle Information :
Vehicle 1 : 2020-2020 Forest River Inc. Cherokee Travel Trailers Vehicle Type : TRAILERS Body Style : OTHER Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : The scope was determined by reviewing warranty claims of draw bars. This information indicated an increase in claims from August 2019 through October 2019. 2020 CHEROKEE CKT16BF 61
2020 CHEROKEE CKT16BFH 1
2020 CHEROKEE CKT16GR 82
2020 CHEROKEE CKT16GRH 5
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17BB 4
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17BBH 21
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17MP 60
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17MPH 49
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17TH 13
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17THH 6
Grand Total 302 Production Dates : AUG 23, 2019 – OCT 24, 2019
VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : The drawbar locking mechanism may break at one or both bends.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : If the drawbar locking mechanism fails the drawbar may allow the front of
the vehicle to contact the road surface, which may increase the risk of Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-003 Page 2 property damage, personal injury, or crash.
Description of the Cause : Unknown Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : None Involved Components : Component Name 1 : Draw Bar Lock Mechanism Component Description : Draw Bar Lock Mechanism Component Part Number : TBD Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : Lippert Components Inc Address : PO BOX 2888
Elkhart Indiana 46515
Country : United States Chronology :
On November 9, 2023, Forest Rivers Office of Corporate Compliance (“OCC”) received a complaint from an owner of the drawbar locking mechanism that failed through the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. On November 10, 2023, OCC opened a research item and began reviewing claims. On November 16, 2023, OCC contacted the chassis manufacture to setup a meeting.
On November 21, 2023, OCC and chassis manufacturer had a meeting to discuss the concern. The same day, OCC provided the chassis manufacturer data, and is awaiting the chassis manufacturer to review their claims. On December 20, 2023, OCC received a VOQ #11561005 from NHTSA ODI for the same vehicle. On January 2, 2024, OCC inquired with the chassis manufacturer as to why we haven’t heard any status update of their research dating to when OCC provided the chassis manufacturer with data on November 21, 2023. The same day, OCC received a response from the chassis manufacturer indicating that “We have reviewed all prints and verified no changes were made prior to or during the years discussed regarding drawbar. We are not seeing anything which would indicate the occurrences discussed were due to an issue with the specs or The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-003
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
manufacturing.” On January 5, 2024, Forest Rivers Corporate Recall Committee voted to recall.
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : The remedy is not available at this time. Once the remedy is available, the
573 will be updated. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : Uknown The warranty claims spike dissipates after October 2019. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : Forest River has the utmost urgency in our recalls. Forest River will send
suspected VIN numbers to our third party vendor that is licensed to pull data on the current owner of the vehicles (as needed) once a formal NHTSA I.D. is provided. Forest River intends on pushing the mailing out as soon as NHTSA provides any correction(s) and an Acknowledgement Letter.
Planned Dealer Notification Date : FEB 14, 2024 – FEB 14, 2024
Planned Owner Notification Date : FEB 14, 2024 – FEB 14, 2024
* NR – Not Reported
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-003
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Forest River, Inc. JAN 12, 2024 NHTSA Recall No. : 24V-003 Manufacturer Recall No. : 95-1705
Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Forest River, Inc.
Address : 55470 CR 1
P.O. Box 3030 Elkhart IN 46515-3030 Company phone : 1-800-348-7440
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 302 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 %
Vehicle Information :
Vehicle 1 : 2020-2020 Forest River Inc. Cherokee Travel Trailers Vehicle Type : TRAILERS Body Style : OTHER Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : The scope was determined by reviewing warranty claims of draw bars. This information indicated an increase in claims from August 2019 through October 2019. 2020 CHEROKEE CKT16BF 61
2020 CHEROKEE CKT16BFH 1
2020 CHEROKEE CKT16GR 82
2020 CHEROKEE CKT16GRH 5
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17BB 4
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17BBH 21
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17MP 60
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17MPH 49
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17TH 13
2020 CHEROKEE CKT17THH 6
Grand Total 302 Production Dates : AUG 23, 2019 – OCT 24, 2019
VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : The drawbar locking mechanism may break at one or both bends.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : If the drawbar locking mechanism fails the drawbar may allow the front of
the vehicle to contact the road surface, which may increase the risk of Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-003 Page 2 property damage, personal injury, or crash.
Description of the Cause : Unknown Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : None Involved Components : Component Name 1 : Draw Bar Lock Mechanism Component Description : Draw Bar Lock Mechanism Component Part Number : TBD Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : Lippert Components Inc Address : PO BOX 2888
Elkhart Indiana 46515
Country : United States Chronology :
On November 9, 2023, Forest Rivers Office of Corporate Compliance (“OCC”) received a complaint from an owner of the drawbar locking mechanism that failed through the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. On November 10, 2023, OCC opened a research item and began reviewing claims. 23 claims were found during the review from August 2019 through October 2019. On November 16, 2023, OCC contacted the chassis manufacture to setup a meeting. On November 21, 2023, OCC and chassis manufacturer had a meeting to discuss the concern. The same day, OCC provided the chassis manufacturer data, and is awaiting the chassis manufacturer to review their claims. On December 20, 2023, OCC received a VOQ #11561005 from NHTSA ODI for the same vehicle. On January 2, 2024, OCC inquired with the chassis manufacturer as to why we haven’t heard any status update of their research dating to when OCC provided the chassis manufacturer with data on November 21, 2023. The same day, OCC received a response from the chassis manufacturer indicating that “We have reviewed all prints and verified no changes were made prior to or during the years discussed regarding drawbar. We are not The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-003
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
seeing anything which would indicate the occurrences discussed were due to an issue with the specs or manufacturing.” On January 5, 2024, Forest Rivers Corporate Recall Committee voted to recall.
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : The remedy is not available at this time. Once the remedy is available, the
573 will be updated. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : Uknown The warranty claims spike dissipates after October 2019. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : Forest River has the utmost urgency in our recalls. Forest River will send
suspected VIN numbers to our third party vendor that is licensed to pull data on the current owner of the vehicles (as needed) once a formal NHTSA I.D. is provided. Forest River intends on pushing the mailing out as soon as NHTSA provides any correction(s) and an Acknowledgement Letter.
Planned Dealer Notification Date : FEB 14, 2024 – FEB 14, 2024
Planned Owner Notification Date : FEB 14, 2024 – FEB 14, 2024
* NR – Not Reported
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