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    Posted: 03 Jul 2015 at 10:10pm
Did anyone happen to see the recall that Forest River will be starting soon.  It was reported in the NYT this morning.  Doug, the Surveyor was one of the units to be recalled.  Might want to search for the article.

2016 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR RECALL - #15V359000

RECALL FOR SUSPENSION : REAR : AXLE : NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth, Wildwood, Cherokee Grey Wolf, Wildcat Maxx, Vibe, R-Pod, and Surveyor trailers. In the affected trailers, the studs that are used to attach the wheels to the axle hubs may break.
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Anyone heard anything more about this yet.....?
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Posts: 62 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 7:28am
I talked to the Surveyor plant in Indiana yesterday and they said it only affected Surveyors built at their Oregon plant. When I called Forest River the fellow I spoke with had no clue about a recall.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 9:31am
Here is the recall letter with the affected Vin Numbers and production manufacture dates.

You can see by the serial numbers that all the affected Pods are from the Dallas Oregon plant so they would all be HREs.  Goshen Pods are not affected by this
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Well, looks like that includes me; guess I'll be getting a letter from FR here pretty soon.....geez.
What I'm wondering is, will I be required to have the work done at the RV Dealership I bought it from, or will I be able to use any RV service place that does warranty work for FR?  Anyone on here been thru anything like this before?
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Those of us who went through the light bar recall a few years ago had differing experiences. In most cases, any FR dealer was able to do the repair.
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Originally posted by HuronSailor

Those of us who went through the light bar recall a few years ago had differing experiences. In most cases, any FR dealer was able to do the repair.

Same deal as HuronSailor, I was also able to go to any authorized Forest River dealer for my recall work.  I chose one that was close to my work just out of convenience.

Recall work is usually easier than warranty work to get done at other places than your selling dealer.
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I have not yet received a letter from FR on this, has anyone else...???
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checked our vin and we are good.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Jul 2015 at 8:02am
Originally posted by CFWARREN

I have not yet received a letter from FR on this, has anyone else...???

Are you one of the affected Vin Numbers?  I don't think many of the units in it actually made it out into the retail world.
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