69-0949 – Incorrect Front Tire PSI On Placard/FMVSS 110 – 2019 Forest River Wildwood Recreational Trailers

February 11, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V079000

Incorrect Front Tire PSI On Placard/FMVSS 110

Overinflating a tire may result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V079

Manufacturer Forest River, Inc.

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 25

 

Summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Wildwood recreational trailers. The Federal Placard indicates an incorrect front tire pressure of 110 PSI. The correct PSI of the front, rear and spare tires is 80 PSI. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, “Tire selection and Rims.” Additionally, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, “Certification.”

 

Remedy

Forest River has notified owners, and supplied a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-6127, extension 10917. Forest River’s number for this recall is 69-0949.

 

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.safercar.gov

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NHTSA RECALL: XXVXXX
CANADA RECALL: 2019-058

 

February 11, 2019

 

Pursuant to USC49CFR §577.13 – Notification to Dealerships and Distributors – Paragraph B

“It is a violation of Federal Law for a dealer to deliver a new motor vehicle or any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) covered by the notification under a sale or lease until the defect or noncompliance is remedied. Substantial civil penalties apply to violations of this law.”

–Forest River motorized and towable products are contained in this section-

 

CANADA: Pursuant to the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Act, section 5

Companies who sell new non-complying vehicles may be in violation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Substantial penalties apply to violations of this law.

 

Forest River – Office of Corporate Compliance (“OCC”) has decided that a noncompliance exists in certain 2019 – Wildwood – WBF295BH travel trailer fifth-wheel trailer recreational vehicle. Forest River is recalling the defect model(s) to ensure the safety of our future retail consumers and your dealership. Forest River apologizes for any inconvenience this action may cause your dealership; however, safety continued satisfaction and our commitment to building great products are of the utmost importance to Forest River.

 

The identified VIN referenced in the attached document(s).

The designated Date range of production is September 2018 through January 2019.

 

DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE:

The subject vehicles’ Federal Placards indicate an incorrect front tire PSI.  The Federal Placard indicates the front tire PSI at 110 PSI. The correct PSI of the front, rear and spare tires is 80 PSI.

 

EVALUATION OF RISK:

The operator may over-inflate the tire based on the information printed on the Federal Placard.  Overinflating a tire may lead to pre-mature tire degradation, a tire blowout, reduced handling, and potentially increase the risk of a crash.

 

SERVICE PROCEDURE:

Federal Placard Installation:

• The labels are located on the road side of the unit, low on the sidewall or on the upper deck on the same side and on the entry door;
• Wipe off the labels with isotropic alcohol;
• Match the labels and carefully place the new labels directly on top of the old labels

 

AVAILABILITY OF REMEDY:

The remedy for this recall is included with this notification.

 

DEALER REPAIR CODES:

UNITED STATES	CANADA	REPAIR CODE	DESCRIPTION	ALLOWABLE HOUR(S)
XXV414	2019-058	10-XXXXXX	R/R FED TAG	.10 HRS

 

HELPFUL CONTACT INFORMATION:

CONTACT	PHONE
CUSTOMER SERVICE	(574) 534-4058

 

The Recall shall be considered the utmost priority to remedy the 2019 – Wildwood – WBF295BH fifth-wheel trailer recreational vehicle in question. The retail consumer shall not be charged any amount of monies for remedy to their 2019 – Wildwood – WBF295BH fifth-wheel trailer recreational vehicle listed under this Recall.

 

If your dealership has already performed the remedy to 22019 – Wildwood – WBF295BH fifth-wheel trailer recreational vehicle, your dealership is entitled to the reimbursement as stated above by filing a claim using the indicated repair code(s).  If the remedy needs to be performed on an out of warranty 2019 – Wildwood – WBF295BH fifth-wheel trailer recreational vehicle in which the VIN falls under as stated in the identified VIN listing, your dealership is entitled to the reimbursement as stated above by filing a claim using the indicated repair code(s).

 

Notice:

In no manner shall a Forest River Product Owner or Coachmen Product Owner be charged any fee(s) for scheduling, conduction or completion of the recall.  Additionally, all dealership(s) that are Forest River and/or Coachmen dealership(s) are Federally Mandated to perform the recall once presented with this recall whether by the Owner or Dealership receipt of this letter, without denial of service to the Owner.  Lastly, denial of a remedy for this recall is a Federal Violation punishable by law resulting substantial fines and/or civil penalties.

 

Federal Regulation requires that any lessor receiving this Recall must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.  If your dealership no longer owns this vehicle, please inform the Warranty Manager of the product listed above of the change of ownership.

 

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1 Affected Product

Vehicle

FOREST RIVER

WILDWOOD

2019

 

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6 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-1

RCLQRT-19V079-3686.PDF 211.136KB

 

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V079-7177.pdf 245.652KB

 

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Non-Compliance 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V079-1607.PDF 213.586KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-2

RCLQRT-19V079-6732.PDF 211.235KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-19V079-1003.docx 87.932KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2019-3

RCLQRT-19V079-8616.PDF 211.318KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V079&docType=RCL

 

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