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Forest river

Official notice

16 Mar 2011

Last checked

16 Mar 2011

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Forest river. Certain travel trailers equipped with Dexter axles may contain cracks in the spindle weld. These cracks can propagate and cause the spindle to detach from the axle tube, resulting in the separation of the wheel-end from the vehicle. This occurrence could cause a crash resulting in serious bodily injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will replace the axles. Published 2011-03-16.

What to do now

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Recall number

71597

Official notice

2011-03-16

The hazard

Certain travel trailers equipped with Dexter axles may contain cracks in the spindle weld. These cracks can propagate and cause the spindle to detach from the axle tube, resulting in the separation of the wheel-end from the vehicle. This occurrence could cause a crash resulting in serious bodily injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will replace the axles.

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Recall Numbers

71597

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2011, Make: FOREST RIVER, Model: SANDPIPER

Product 2

Year: 2011, Make: FOREST RIVER, Model: SIERRA

Risk / hazard

Certain travel trailers equipped with Dexter axles may contain cracks in the spindle weld. These cracks can propagate and cause the spindle to detach from the axle tube, resulting in the separation of the wheel-end from the vehicle. This occurrence could cause a crash resulting in serious bodily injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will replace the axles.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Forest River.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

71597

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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