Forest River Crusader, Forest River Rance, Forest River Surveyor, Forest River Work And Play, model year 2011. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 December 2010. 53 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Forest river is recalling certain model year 2011 surveyor travel trailers, crusader fifth wheel trailers, rance aluminum cargo trailers, and work and play toy hauler trailers equipped with 15" x 6" white spoke or modular design steel wheels with a six hole bolt pattern. some of the wheels may have inadequate weld …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V648 cover?
- Forest River Crusader, Forest River Rance, Forest River Surveyor, Forest River Work And Play, model year 2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- FOREST RIVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SURVEYOR TRAVEL TRAILERS, CRUSADER FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, RANCE ALUMINUM CARGO TRAILERS, AND WORK AND PLAY TOY HAULER TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 15" X 6" WHITE SPOKE OR MODULAR DESIGN STEEL WHEELS WITH A SIX HOLE BOLT PATTERN.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL WHEEL FAILURE AND WHEEL LOSS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLES AND REPAIR THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 574-389-4600.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL WHEEL FAILURE AND WHEEL LOSS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, OR PERSONAL INJURY.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V648 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| System at fault | Wheels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 December 2010 |
| Model years | 2011-2011 |
| Vehicles named | FOREST RIVER CRUSADER, FOREST RIVER RANCE, FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR, FOREST RIVER WORK AND PLAY |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL WHEEL FAILURE AND WHEEL LOSS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLES AND REPAIR THE TRAILERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOREST RIVER AT 574-389-4600.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 191 notices in the record whose component field names wheels. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 30 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Forest River Crusader recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Forest River Surveyor recalls: 21 US campaigns
- Forest River Work And Play recalls: 10 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V648, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v648/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
713dcd63 - Consequence
6f024369 - Remedy
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