Forest River Recalls 2024 Sabre Fifth Wheels for Incorrect Weight Placard
Forest River is recalling 2024 Sabre fifth wheels because incorrect weight labels may cause vehicle overloading, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (vehicle overload leading to loss of control) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2024 Sabre fifth wheels. The Federal Placard on these vehicles indicates an incorrect cargo carrying capacity (CCC) and dry weight. This labeling error can result in an overloaded vehicle, causing the units to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120 and 49 CFR Part 567.
An overloaded vehicle can cause a loss of control, which increases the risk of a crash. The source text does not report any specific injuries, fatalities, or crashes associated with this defect.
Dealers will mail owners a new Federal Placard free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 12, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-260-499-2100 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER SABRE
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Fifth Wheel
- Affected units
- 66
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 (1)
- SABRE
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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