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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Forest River Sunseeker Recalls

The 2017 Forest River Sunseeker has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Forest River Sunseeker. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2017 Forest River Sunseeker, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

2 recalls on the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker

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 2016 Sunseeker, 2 other models

16V465000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2016 Sunseeker, 1 other model

16V336000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Forest River Sunseeker complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker, the newest on March 1, 2019.

In complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (25%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (25%) and the visibility (25%).

1 of the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker's 2 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Unknown Or Other1
  • Visibility1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20182
20191

Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2017 Forest River Sunseeker are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Forest River Sunseeker by model year

Other 2017 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: March 1, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted