Amera-Lite Attx, Amera-Lite Wattx, Cargo Mate Blazer, Cargo Mate E Series, Cargo Mate E Series Wedge, Cargo Mate Eliminator, model year 2016. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 April 2015. 691 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E Series, E Series …
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.
The maker's own number for this recall: 51-03312015-0025. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V231 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V231 cover?
- Amera-Lite Attx, Amera-Lite Wattx, Cargo Mate Blazer, Cargo Mate E Series, Cargo Mate E Series Wedge, Cargo Mate Eliminator, Cargo Mate Qualifier, Coachmen Catalina, model year 2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Amera-Lite ATTX and WATTX, Forest River Cherokee, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Cherokee Wolf Pup, Salem, Salem Laminated, Salem Limited Edition, Vengeance, Wildwood, Wildwood Laminated, and Wildwood Limited Edition, Cargo Mate Blazer, E...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall 51-03312015-0025, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V231 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Forest River, Inc. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 April 2015 |
| Model years | 2016-2016 |
| Vehicles named | AMERA-LITE ATTX, AMERA-LITE WATTX, CARGO MATE BLAZER, CARGO MATE E SERIES, CARGO MATE E SERIES WEDGE, CARGO MATE ELIMINATOR, CARGO MATE QUALIFIER, COACHMEN CATALINA, COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS, CONTINENTAL CARGO AUTO MASTER, CONTINENTAL CARGO ELITE SERIES, CONTINENTAL CARGO TAILWIND, CONTINENTAL CARGO VALUE HAULER, FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the wheel studs break, the wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected wheel hub, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-03312015-0025.
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 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Cargo Mate Eliminator recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Coachmen Catalina recalls: 28 US campaigns
- Coachmen Freedom Express recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Forest River Cherokee recalls: 33 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V231, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v231/
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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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 15V231 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
c293e891 - Consequence
0ac7e51e - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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