NHTSA campaign 16V153000
Lakota Recall 16V-153: Slide Room may Extend While Vehicle is in Motion
NHTSA recall 16V153000 was reported by Lakota Corporation on March 15, 2016, with 15 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lakota Bighorn and Lakota Charger for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on April 8, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V153000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V153000 (also written 16V-153 or 16V153)
- Filed by
- Lakota Corporation
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 15 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 85.71% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V153000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Lakota
Lakota Bighorn
- 2016 · Vehicles built March 5, 2015 – March 20, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Lakota Charger
- 2016 · Vehicles built March 5, 2015 – March 20, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V153000.
Defect description
Lakota Corporation (Lakota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Bighorn and Charger recreational vehicles manufactured from March 5, 2015, through March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the screws that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism cable may fail allowing the room to extend unintentionally while the vehicle is in motion.
Safety consequence
If the room extends while vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Lakota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bolts, free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact Lakota customer service at 1-574-848-1636.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V153000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.