NHTSA campaign 16V205000 · Forest River campaign 29-04062016-0166
Forest River Recall 16V-205: Vehicle may not have TPMS/FMVSS 138
NHTSA recall 16V205000 (Forest River campaign 29-04062016-0166) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on April 11, 2016, with 27 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Rockport for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on May 9, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V205000 (also written 16V-205 or 16V205)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 29-04062016-0166
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 27 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 138
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V205000. 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.
Forest River
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V205000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 and 2016 Rockport vehicles, models RPAF1466N, RPAF14FX and RPGSA92-12, manufactured from January 30, 2015, through February 24, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured without a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
Safety consequence
Without the TPMS, the driver would not be alerted one or more of the vehicle's tires is under-inflated. An under-inflated tire may result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Because the manufacturer of the chassis is General Motors LLC (GM), GM will notify owners, and GM dealers will install the correct hardware and software for the TPMS, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-295-1022 or GM customer service at 1-800-462-8782.
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 16V205000
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.