{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Forest River recall 17V611 (220-0529): 2013-2014 Coachmen Freedom Express Recreational Trailers",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v611/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V611 (Forest River): Misaligned axles can affect vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash. Forest River's own number: 220-0529.",
  "excerpt": "Coachmen Freedom Express, model years 2013 to 2014. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 October 2017. 594 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers. The frames on these vehicles may not have had reinforcement stiffeners welded onto the exterior I-Beam in the axle area, allowing the axles to be misaligned. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Forest River's own number for this recall: 220-0529. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V611 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Misaligned axles can affect vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V611 Forest River, Inc. Structure:Frame And Members 2 October 2017 2013-2014 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS Misaligned axles can affect vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash. Forest River will notify owners, and the frame manufacturer will inspect the trailer for frame reinforcements, installing them",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:19:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:11:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Forest River recall 17V611 (220-0529): 2013-2014 Coachmen Freedom Express Recreational Trailers\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v611/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}