Recall 08V067000: 2002–2008 Forest River Tsunami

Report received

Feb 14, 2008

Manufacturer

Forest river, inc.

Potentially affected

89vehicles

Model years

2002–2008

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Forest river is recalling 89 my 2003-2008 tsunami motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears. These gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculation balls to escape from the recirculation ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.

Possible consequence

The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. Loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Forest river is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or forest river at 1-574-389-4600.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2002 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2003 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2004 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2005 Forest River Tsunami2 complaints
• 2006 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2007 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints
• 2008 Forest River Tsunami0 complaints