The contact owned a 2022 Forest River Economy Hauler. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the trailer rear axle detached and separated from the vehicle. The contact stated that the wheels struck another vehicle, while there were ladders, a saw, and a compressor inside the trailer. The dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The trailer was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but there was no response. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
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- Suspension1
- Transmission1
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Recalls 1
Equipment: mechanical: winch
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Continental Cargo, 2019-2022 Cargo Mate, and 2020 Cross Bow cargo trailers, equipped with certain Warn Winches with a wireless handheld remote. Water may enter the handheld remote control for the winch and cause circuit board corrosion, which can allow the winch to operate unintentionally.
- Risk
- A winch that operates unintentionally increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Forest River will work with Warn Industries, Inc. to provide owners instructions on how to inspect the remote for corrosion and disable the wireless function by removing the battery pack from the remote. If corrosion or water intrusion is found when removing the battery pack owners should stop using the remote and contact WARN customer service for a replacement remote, free of charge. Once new parts are available, WARN will make a replacement water resistant remote available, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 6, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1‑574‑825‑8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1608.
Recall number 23V182000 · Recall details
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Is the 2022 Forest River Cargo Mate reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2022 Forest River Cargo Mate, close to a typical Cargo Mate model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2022 Forest River Cargo Mate?
Suspension, with 1 complaint. Next is transmission (1).
How many recalls does the 2022 Forest River Cargo Mate have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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