NHTSA Campaign 16V218000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 16V218000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 16V218000 with NHTSA on April 14, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V218000, NHTSA lists up to 1,736 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 28, 2015 and May 14, 2015.
The 16V218000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V218000 were scheduled from June 9, 2016, 56 days after the report.
16V218000 covers 1 model from Shasta, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V218000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V218000 vehicles, the 2015 Shasta Airflyte has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V218000 ranks 48 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V218000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 16V218000 was 16V094000, reported on February 18, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 foot and 19 foot recreational vehicles manufactured from April 28, 2015, through May 14, 2015. The dinette table on the affected vehicles may not have adequate support when lowered on its supporting leg.
- The risk
- Without adequate support, the dinette table may fall between the dinette benches without warning, possibly resulting in injury.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install two new support legs, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-821-1314. Forest River's recall number for this campaign is 53-04112016-0170.
Reported April 14, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V218000 (2)
Shasta (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V218000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 14, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted