Forest River Recalls 2019 Travel Trailers Due to Axle Bearing Defect
Forest River is recalling 2019 travel trailers because missing inner bearing races may cause hub overheating or separation, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (axle/hub separation) that explicitly increases the risk of a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers, as well as Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR, and Prime Time travel trailers. The recall involves 935 vehicles in total.
The defect involves axles that may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs. This issue can cause the bearing to burn out or the hub to overheat. Premature hub bearing failure may result in the separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles free of charge. The recall began on October 9, 2018. Owners may contact their specific brand's customer service line or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER, COACHMEN XLR, VIBE, SIERRA, SHASTA
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Travel Trailer
- Affected units
- 935
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 (10)
- XLR
- VIBE
- SIERRA
- SHASTA
- CATALINA
- PRIME TIME
- SANDPIPER
- SALEM
- APEX
- WILDWOOD
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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