Forest River not playing the by the rules.

When you read the report it makes no claim that FR was attempting to hide any data but claims it cannot produce the data the NHTSA wants due to a faulty record keeping system. FR has no excuse and should have known better. Warnings from the NHTSA previously should have been acted on quicker by the management team. This is an administrative failure that should not have occurred and we should expect a shake up in the FR administration over it. As for the fine, most Federal regulatory agencies have procedures in place that will allow the company involved to appeal and win reductions. I suspect when all is said and done the original amount when first issued ($100k+) will have to be paid but the subsequent fines after that when FR was attempting to collect the data will be dismissed or reduced. Relying on 3rd parties to comply with federally mandated reporting for you was pretty stupid on their part and no doubt an attempt to save money. I guess that didn't work out to well for them.