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    Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 4:54pm
In an article from WNDU TV (a NBC affiliate in South Bend, In) Forest River has been hit with a $5-million fine for violating requirements to report safety defects and other critical information to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and could face fines as high as $35M. A link to the online article follows.  http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Elkhart-County-RV-manufacturer-faces-up-to-35M-in-fines-for-safety-violations-312899371.html
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Posts: 190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 9:30pm
Looks like it was for Rockwood, Flagstaff and Palomino brands:


I assume the independent auditor will be looking at all Forest River brands.
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Truthfully, after reading the article, it looks like a revenue generator..
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Truthfully, after reading the article, it looks like a revenue generator..
I can definitely see how not reporting safety defects that might hurt sales or cause a recall would help with the bottom line....
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jul 2015 at 5:38pm
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Originally posted by furpod

Truthfully, after reading the article, it looks like a revenue generator..
I can definitely see how not reporting safety defects that might hurt sales or cause a recall would help with the bottom line....

Sorry, I meant a revenue generator for the .gov.. "we need to up our fine ability by 1000%"..
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$35 million fine and $3.5 billion in sales....how will they ever survive?
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More info here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/us-berkshirehathaway-forestriver-nhtsa-f-idUSKCN0PJ2RH20150709

Only a $5M fine for now with up to $30M more if the independent auditor finds any future offenses.
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I wounder who contacted National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about Forest River cutting corners on their products.
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