2016 CHEROKEE GREY WOLF Recall

Campaign:

16V164000 on 03/21/2016

Component:

Equipment:other:labels

Manufactured:

03/22/2015 - 03/08/2016

Affected:

224

Defect:

Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016 cherokee grey wolf recreational trailers manufactured from march 23, 2015, through march 9, 2016. the federal placard incorrectly indicates the tire and rim size as st205/75r15/c tire(s) with 15x5.0jj rims. however, the trailer is equipped with st205/75r14/c tire(s) with 14x5.5jj rims. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims."

Consequence:

Incorrect information on the federal placard may lead to the operator overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a tire blowout and the possibility of a crash.

Correction:

Forest river will notify owners and will send them a corrected federal placard, free of charge. the recall began on april 25, 2016. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-541-995-3447 extension 4013. forest river's recall number for this campaign is 64-03112016-0147.

Notes:

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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