NHTSA campaign 16V285000 · Forest River campaign 40-05032016-0183
Coachmen and Forest River Recall 16V-285: Front Sway Bar May Detach
NHTSA recall 16V285000 (Forest River campaign 40-05032016-0183) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on May 11, 2016, with 62 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Berkshire and Coachmen Cross Country for model years 2016–2017. Owners were notified on June 30, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V285000 (also written 16V-285 or 16V285)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 40-05032016-0183
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 62 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V285000. 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 Cross Country
Forest River
All Forest River recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V285000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Berkshire manufactured May 29, 2015, to April 26, 2016, and 2016 Coachmen Cross Country recreational vehicles manufactured April 30, 2015, to December 14, 2015 and built on Daimler Trucks chassis. The front sway bar mounting brackets may not fit properly on the axle causing the mounting bolts to bend or loosen.
Safety consequence
If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will modify the mounting of the sway bar, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Forest River's number for this recall is 40-05032016-0183.
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 16V285000
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.