Vehicle recall 07V514000 · November 5, 2007
Forest River Flagstaff and Rockwood
On certain folding camping trailers (fct) equipped with a power winch unit, model P55000, built by carefree of colorado, an incorrect material was used in the manufacture of the…
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- Summary
- On certain folding camping trailers (fct) equipped with a power winch unit, model P55000, built by carefree of colorado, an incorrect material was used in the manufacture of the cable shafts on some of these power winch units. Under certain circumstances while the folding camping trailer top is being lifted, if the winch is placed into a stall condition, the cable shaft may break prior to the fuse or circuit breaker tripping.
- Consequence
- Should the cable shaft break, the fct top could then free-fall into the lower position, possibly resulting in injuries.
- Remedy
- Forest river is working with carefree of colorado and will install new cable shafts free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2007. Owners may contact carefree of colorado at 1-800-621-2617 or forest river at 574-389-4615.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V514000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 5, 2007
- Filed by
- FOREST RIVER, INC.
- Owner notification
- December 3, 2007
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,983
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Mechanical › Winch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Forest River Flagstaff (2007-2008): 2008, 2007
- Forest River Rockwood (2007-2008): 2008, 2007
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