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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Forest River Cherokee Recalls

The 2016 Forest River Cherokee has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 21, 2017.

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

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

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

3 recalls on the 2016 Forest River Cherokee

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
17V838000
Reported
December 21, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 3,297
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2015, 2017–2018 Cherokee, 1 other model

17V838000: 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 2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2018 Cherokee, 22 other models

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

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Campaign
15V231000
Reported
April 20, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 691
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 6 other models

15V231000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Forest River Cherokee complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cherokee, the newest on June 14, 2021.

In complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cherokee, the component group named most often is the structure (67%), followed by the tires (33%).

None of the 2016 Forest River Cherokee's 3 recalls concerns the structure.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure2
  • Tires1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cherokee received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20191
20211

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cherokee peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Cherokee by model year

Other 2016 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: June 14, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted