NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Forest River Forester Recalls
The 2016 Forest River Forester has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Forest River Forester. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Forest River Forester, 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 Forester
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 18V444000
- Reported
- July 3, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 16V465000
- Reported
- June 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Forester, 2 other models
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Campaign
- 16V336000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 302, flammability of interior materials
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Forester, 1 other model
2016 Forest River Forester complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2016 Forest River Forester, the newest on May 12, 2022.
In complaints about the 2016 Forest River Forester, the component group named most often is the structure (43%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the service brakes (29%).
None of the 2016 Forest River Forester's 3 recalls concerns the structure.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure3
- Electrical System2
- Service Brakes2
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Forester peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 2. 57% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2016 Forest River Forester are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Forest River Forester by model year
Other 2016 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: May 12, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted