The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·22V486000·Announced 2022-08-07

[pending] 2022 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 22V486000.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Ozark, Tracer, Sanibel, East to West Della Terra, Silverlake, Forest River Cherokee, Flagstaff, IBEX, RPod, Rockwood, Salem, Sierra, Sandpiper, and Wildwood fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.

An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.

Forest River will replace the awnings, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at the following numbers: 1-574-862-1025 (Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, and Ozark), 1-574-264-6664 (East to West Della Terra and Silver Lake ), 1-260-499-2100 (Cherokee), 1-574-642-8943 (Rockwood and Flagstaff), 1-574- 642-3119 Option 2 (IBEX & RPOD), 1-574-534-3167 (Salem & Wildwood), 1-574-534-4574 (Sierra & Sandpiper). Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall 22V-556.

The recalled product

Product
2022 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER
Brand
FOREST RIVER
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Affected units
19,911

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 (17)

  • SANDPIPER
  • ROCKWOOD
  • R-POD
  • WILDWOOD
  • TRACER
  • IBEX
  • SILVER LAKE
  • SIERRA
  • SANIBEL
  • DELLA TERRA
  • CHEROKEE
  • OZARK
  • LACROSSE
  • CRUSADER
  • SALEM
  • AVENGER
  • FLAGSTAFF

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.