ROAD WHEEL & TIRE FAILURES
NHTSA investigated and closed this without ordering a recall.
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT, WHEELS
- Opened
- Sep 6, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 9, 2003
- Model years
- 1999–2002
- Type
- Preliminary Evaluation
Summary
THE SUBJECT TRAILERS ARE FITTED WITH A LARGE DECAL INSTRUCTING OWNERS TO NOTIFY THE WHEEL & TIRE MANUFACTURER IN CASE OF PROBLEMS OR FAILURES OF WHEELS OR TIRES.THIS ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN IN LIEU OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRAILERS.THE TIRE AND WHEEL MANUFACTURER, CALISLE WHEEL & TIRE IN THIS CASE, HAS AGREED TO THIS ARRANGEMENT AND FURTHER AGREED TO HANDLEALL TIRE AND WHEEL PROBLEMS.THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUBJECT TRAILER INSTRUCTS ANYONE CONTACTING THEM WITH WHEEL/TIRE PROBLEMS TO CONTACT CARISLE.ACCORDING TO FOREST RIVER, CARISLE HAS ALSO MADE THIS ARRANGEMENT WITH SEVERAL OTHER TRAILER MANUFACTURERS.IN ORDER TO DISCOVER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS INVOLVING FOREST RIVER AND ANY ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURERS THAT ALSO USE CARISLE WHEELS AND TIRES, THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING CLOSED AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO CARISLE WHEEL & TIRE WILL BE INITIATED.
Vehicles under investigation (4)
- FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD1999
- FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD2000
- FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD2001
- FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD2002
Source: NHTSA investigation PE02065. Investigations are NHTSA's review of a potential safety issue and may or may not result in a recall.