NHTSA campaign 16V552000 · Forest River campaign 51-07152016-0225
Forest River Recall 16V-552: Shower Curtains may be Flammable/FMVSS 302
NHTSA recall 16V552000 (Forest River campaign 51-07152016-0225) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on July 25, 2016, with 1,330 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Dynamax, Forest River Pursuit, Forest River Freelander and more for model years 2013–2017. Owners were notified on September 12, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V552000 (also written 16V-552 or 16V552)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 51-07152016-0225
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,330 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 302
Repair completion: 36.99% (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 16V552000. 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 Dynamax
Forest River Freelander
Forest River Orion
Forest River Pursuit
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V552000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Dynamax and Coachmen Pursuit recreational vehicles and 2016-2017 Freelander and Orion recreational vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with shower curtains that may not adequately resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
Safety consequence
A flammable shower curtain may further fuel a fire, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shower curtains with curtains made with fire retardant, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Dynamax customer service at 1-574-262-3474, Pursuit customer service at 1-574-825-8305 (east of the Mississippi) or 1-574-825-8317 (west of the Mississippi) and Freelander or Orion customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-07152016-0225.
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 16V552000
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.