R-pod Owners Forum : New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 00:53:04 +0000 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:02:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13890 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall : Here's a link to FR's... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135146#135146 Author: Pod_Geek
Subject: 13890
Posted: 11 Aug 2020 at 9:02am

Here's a link to FR's recall database:

https://forestriverinc.com/Owners/Recall-Search

Our 2020.5 R-Pod 195 was apparently not included in this recall.
]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:02:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135146#135146 New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall : Thanks for the help folks. Looking... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135135#135135 Author: BruceMathews
Subject: 13890
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 7:35pm

Thanks for the help folks. Looking forward to my first trip. ]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:35:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135135#135135 New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall : I believe my 195 is a 2020 year... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135134#135134 Author: BruceMathews
Subject: 13890
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 7:34pm

I believe my 195 is a 2020 year model. I didn't get the u- bolts. All I got was the spare and the mount the bolts attach to the bumper. I'll call them tomorrow. I doubt my dealer informed Forrest River that I purchased the unit. I did it all over the phone/ text/ email and never even met my salesman. ]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:34:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135134#135134 New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall : I found this description of the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135133#135133 Author: offgrid
Subject: 13890
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 6:33pm

I found this description of the problem,


"The recalled spare tire carrier U-bolts have a significant flat spot in the inside bend radius from rough tooling that created a weak spot allowing the material to be stretched and bent across a flat plane."

You might want  to see if you have those flat spots in yours. Either way, you can get FR to send you the replacement Ubolts and just put them on the trailer yourself. Shouldn't be a big deal to do and way better than driving 6 hours round trip back to Jersey from NOVA....Star
]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135133#135133 New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall : What year is your rPod?https:/... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135128#135128 Author: RoverPod
Subject: 13890
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 5:01pm

What year is your rPod?

https://www.rvtravel.com/forest-river-recalls-937/
]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:01:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135128#135128 New R-Pod 195 owner. Spare Tire mount recall : Hi! This is Bruce and Robin from... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135127#135127 Author: BruceMathews
Subject: 13890
Posted: 10 Aug 2020 at 4:52pm

Hi!
This is Bruce and Robin from Northern Virginia. We picked up our new 195 in mid July and haven't been out yet. Seems like it takes a while to outfit an empty trailer. Question for the group:
When we picked up the camper (3 hour drive from Alexandria, VA to NJ) we were told there was a recall on the square U bolts that hold the spare tire mount on the rear bumper. We got the spare and the metal bracket but no replacement square U bolts. Has anyone else encountered this recall. It's hard for me to believe that there are bolts out there that are weaker than that square bumper. I did see a reference to a spare tire recall but I am having trouble finding a Forest River site to check. Any thoughts or help from the forum. Thanks]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:52:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13890&PID=135127#135127