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Forest River Battisti 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin 831334 · NHTSA communication 10193872 · issued May 19, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2021
model years
33
vehicle entries

Official summary

It was discovered that the manufacturing plant did not cut a stress relief line in the upper deck Driver Side and in on certain models, Passenger Side under the slide room(s). The upper deck in the Impression Fifth-Wheel needs to flex, without the "stress relief cut" the sidewall filon may crack under the slide room(s).

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.