Forest River Recalls Fifth Wheel and Travel Trailers Due to Slide Room Defect
Forest River is recalling specific 2015-2016 fifth wheel and travel trailers because slide room screws may fail, allowing the room to extend while driving and increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect in a vehicle that increases the risk of a crash, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'structural vehicle defect' or 'significant injury/property-damage reports' (implied by crash risk).
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2015 Georgetown GT335, FR3 FR30, Pursuit 31BD, and 29SB, and 2016 Cardinal CAF3825FL and Tracer TRT270AIR and TRT3200BHT fifth wheel and travel trailers. The recall involves a defect where the screws that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism cable may fail. This failure allows the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is in motion.
If the room extends while the vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash. The recall began on May 5, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0437 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide room mechanism cable attaching screws, free of charge. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0331201501.
The recalled product
- Product
- TRACER, PURSUIT, GEORGETOWN TRT3200BHT, 31BD, GT335, CAF3825FL
- Brand
- TRACER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Recreational Vehicle
- Affected units
- 35
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (7)
- TRT3200BHT
- 31BD
- GT335
- CAF3825FL
- TRT270AIR
- 29SB
- FR30
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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