NHTSA campaign 16V267000 · Forest River campaign 51-04262016-0182
Coachmen and Forest River Recall 16V-267: Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 16V267000 (Forest River campaign 51-04262016-0182) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on May 3, 2016, with 77 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Prism and Forest River Solera for model years 2007–2014.
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 16V267000 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
- 16V267000 (also written 16V-267 or 16V267)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 51-04262016-0182
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 77 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V267000. 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.
Coachmen
Coachmen Prism
Forest River
Forest River Solera
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V267000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 Solera, and Coachmen Prism vehicles, built on Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter chassis. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and either Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Interim notices were sent on June 23, 2016. A second notice will be sent when remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-877-496-3691 or may call the Sprinter/Takata hotline at 1-877-496-3691. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-04262016-0182.
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 16V267000
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.