NHTSA Campaign 16V419000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 16V419000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 16V419000 with NHTSA on June 9, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V419000, NHTSA lists up to 9 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 17, 2016 and May 19, 2016.
The 16V419000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V419000 were scheduled from July 5, 2016, 26 days after the report.
16V419000 covers 1 model from Forest River, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V419000 ranks 331 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V419000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 16V419000 was 16V336000, reported on May 23, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Georgetown motorhomes manufactured May 17, 2016, through May 9, 2016. These vehicles were accidentally equipped with two seat belt assemblies on the rear-facing dinette seat, allowing the vehicle to transport up to eight passengers instead of six passengers as the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) was based on.
- The risk
- With the extra passengers, the GVWR may be exceeded and the vehicle may be overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will remove the extra seat belt assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on July 5, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-05312016-0204.
Reported June 9, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V419000 (1)
Forest River (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V419000, 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: June 9, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted