NHTSA Campaign 16V465000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 16V465000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: tail lights. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 16V465000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V465000, NHTSA lists up to 1,999 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 4, 2014 and May 25, 2016.
The 16V465000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V465000 were scheduled from December 8, 2016, 164 days after the report.
16V465000 covers 3 models from Forest River, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V465000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V465000 vehicles, the 2015 Forest River Forester has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V465000 ranks 43 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V465000, Forest River, Inc has 13 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Forester motorhomes manufactured June 10, 2014, to May 25, 2016, Sunseeker motorhomes manufactured April 4, 2014, to May 25, 2016, 2015-2016 Solera motorhomes manufactured February 28, 2014, to September 17, 2015, and 2016 Isata motorhomes manufactured October 30, 2015, to May 26, 2016. Water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and marker lights, making the lights inoperative. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the rear brake lights fail to illuminate, following motorists may not realize that the vehicle in front of them is stopping. Inoperative taillights, clearance lights and marker lights will make the vehicle less visible to others. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on August 16, 2016. The recall began on December 8, 2016. Forester, Solera, and Sunseeker owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Isata customers should call 1-574-262-3474. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-06012016-0206.
Reported June 27, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V465000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V465000, 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 27, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted