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2018 Forest river CHEROKEE Trailer Hitches Recall


NHTSA Recall #	144572
NHTSA Compaign #	19V844000
MFG Compaign #	64-1114
Manufacturer	Forest River, Inc.
Supplier	FOREST RIVER
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	CHEROKEE
Model Year	2018
Component	TRAILER HITCHES
Date of notification	17/02/20
Begin date of manufacuring	30/08/17
End date of manufacturing	24/10/19
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	25/11/19
Report created	25/11/19
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	328
Defect summary	Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2018-2020 cascade and cherokee travel trailers. The gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) of the vehicle exceeds the gvwr of the trailer hitch coupler, potentially resulting in the coupler failing and the trailer detaching.
Consequence summary	A trailer that detaches from the tow vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective action	Forest river will notify owners and dealers will replace the coupler, free of charge. The recall began february 17, 2020. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-260-499-2100 or 1-541-995-3447. Forest river's number for this recall is 64-1114.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Forest river CHEROKEE Trailer Hitches Recall

2018 Forest river CHEROKEE Trailer Hitches Recall

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