NHTSA Campaign 16V285000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 16V285000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 16V285000 with NHTSA on May 11, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V285000, NHTSA lists up to 62 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 29, 2015 and April 26, 2016.
Owner notification letters for 16V285000 were scheduled from June 30, 2016, 50 days after the report.
16V285000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V285000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V285000 ranks 236 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V285000, Forest River, Inc has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Berkshire manufactured May 29, 2015, to April 26, 2016, and 2016 Coachmen Cross Country recreational vehicles manufactured April 30, 2015, to December 14, 2015 and built on Daimler Trucks chassis. The front sway bar mounting brackets may not fit properly on the axle causing the mounting bolts to bend or loosen.
- The risk
- If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will modify the mounting of the sway bar, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Forest River's number for this recall is 40-05032016-0183.
Reported May 11, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V285000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V285000, 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: May 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted