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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Forest River Wildwood Recalls

The 2016 Forest River Wildwood has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 10, 2025.

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

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

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

7 recalls on the 2016 Forest River Wildwood

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
25V682000
Reported
October 10, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 20,305
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2017–2025 Wildwood, 2 other models

25V682000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

Campaign
18V550000
Reported
August 21, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 5,847
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2015, 2017–2019 Wildwood, 4 other models

18V550000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
18V436000
Reported
June 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 326
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Wildwood, 1 other model

18V436000: 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 2011–2015, 2017–2018 Wildwood, 22 other models

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

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
15V831000
Reported
December 10, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 721
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 4 other models

15V831000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Campaign
15V359000
Reported
June 9, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,497
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 8 other models

15V359000: 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 Wildwood complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2016 Forest River Wildwood, the newest on September 7, 2020.

In complaints about the 2016 Forest River Wildwood, the component group named most often is the structure (80%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the tires (20%).

2 of the 2016 Forest River Wildwood's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure4
  • Electrical System1
  • Tires1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Wildwood received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20173
20201

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Wildwood peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 3. 80% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2016 Forest River Wildwood are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Wildwood by model year

Other 2016 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: October 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted