NHTSA campaign 16V500000 · Forest River campaign 210-06282016-0216
Forest River Recall 16V-500: Trailer Brake Lights may not Illuminate/FMVSS 108
NHTSA recall 16V500000 (Forest River campaign 210-06282016-0216) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on July 5, 2016, with 214 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Orion, Forest River REV and Forest River Rockport for model years 2014–2017. Owners were notified on August 31, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V500000 (also written 16V-500 or 16V500)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 210-06282016-0216
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 214 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Software
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V500000. 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
Forest River Orion
Forest River REV
Forest River Rockport
- 2014 · Vehicles built January 29, 2016 – January 29, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V500000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Forest River Orion recreational vehicles manufactured January 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016; 2014 Rockport work and delivery trucks manufactured on January 29, 2016; and 2015-2017 Forest River Rev recreational vehicles manufactured December 10, 2014, to June 30, 2016. These vehicles are built on a Chrysler RAM ProMaster chassis and are equipped with a Trailer Tow Lighting Control Module that may have a software error which can prevent illumination of the trailer brake lights during brake actuation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Safety consequence
Trailer brake lights that are inoperative can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and RAM dealers will replace the Trailer Tow Light Control Module, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or RAM customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Forest River's number for this recall is 210-06282016-0216.
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 16V500000
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.