NHTSA Safety Recalls
Forest River Charleston Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Forest River Charleston, across 1 model year from 2016 to 2016.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 3
2016–2016, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the Forest River Charleston across 2 model years; the most, 2, concern the 2008.
Across all Forest River Charleston model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 2 complaints), then the steering (1).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Forest River Charleston in 2015: 2, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Forest River Charleston is equipment, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Forest River Charleston recall, 18V179000, was reported on March 19, 2018 and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections.
Forest River Charleston years to avoid
Too few Forest River Charleston model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Forest River Charleston years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Forest River Charleston
- EQUIPMENT1
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER1
- SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC1
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS1
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
Forest River Charleston model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Forest River Charleston recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18V179000March 19, 2018 | steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 2016 | fire | 416 |
| 17V756000November 22, 2017 | equipment | 2016 | fire and injury | 365,885 |
| 16V472000June 28, 2016 | vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2016 | crash | 138 |
| 16V330000May 20, 2016 | service brakes, electric | 2016 | crash and fire | 147 |
| 15V771000November 19, 2015 | equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater | 2016 | injury | 489 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Forest River Charleston. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 19, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted