Recall Detail
FOREST RIVER / FOREST RIVER / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 3642 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FOREST RIVER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013523000089463000000016 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FOREST RIVER | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V140002 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 160 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Forest River, Inc. | Report Received Date: Apr, 30 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 05 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes built on spartan chassis equipped with axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets/drag links. the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications. | Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the drag link assemblies. trw is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact trw at or forest river at 1-219-533-5934. | Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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