2019-2023 Forest River Cargo Mate, Forest River Continental Cargo and others recall: winch
Forest River, Inc. reported this safety recall on March 20, 2023. It covers about 20 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 20
- reported
- Mar 20, 2023
- owners notified
- Apr 6, 2023
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
Affected vehicles
Questions about recall 23V182000
Is there a recall on the 2019-2023 Forest River Cargo Mate, Forest River Continental Cargo and others winch?
Yes. Recall 23V182000, reported on March 20, 2023, covers about 20 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 23V182000?
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.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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