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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Forest River Charleston Recalls

The 2016 Forest River Charleston has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 19, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Forest River Charleston. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Forest River Charleston, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

5 recalls on the 2016 Forest River Charleston

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Campaign
18V179000
Reported
March 19, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 416
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2 other models

18V179000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
17V756000
Reported
November 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 365,885
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 22 other models

17V756000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Campaign
16V472000
Reported
June 28, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 138
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2016 Forest River Charleston

16V472000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, electric

Campaign
16V330000
Reported
May 20, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 147
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
only the 2016 Forest River Charleston

16V330000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater

Campaign
15V771000
Reported
November 19, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 489
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 7 other models

15V771000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Forest River Charleston complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2016 Forest River Charleston, the newest on August 7, 2015.

In complaints about the 2016 Forest River Charleston, the component group named most often is the steering (100%).

1 of the 2016 Forest River Charleston's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering1

Of the 2016 Forest River Charleston complaints, 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 1 complaints about the 2016 Forest River Charleston are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2016 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: March 19, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted