NHTSA campaign 16V655000 · Forest River campaign 37-09082016-0242
Forest River Recall 16V-655: Incorrect Information on Federal Placard/FMVSS 110
NHTSA recall 16V655000 (Forest River campaign 37-09082016-0242) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on September 13, 2016, with 39 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Surveyor for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on September 30, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V655000 (also written 16V-655 or 16V655)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Forest River campaign number
- 37-09082016-0242
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 39 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 110
Repair completion: 100% (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 16V655000. 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 Surveyor
- 2017 · Vehicles built October 9, 2015 – March 16, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V655000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2017 Surveyor recreational trailers, model SVT226RLDS, manufactured October 9, 2015, to March 16, 2016. These vehicles may be equipped with tires and rims that do not match the information listed on the Federal Placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Safety consequence
The operator may over-inflate the tires based on the information printed on the Federal Placard, possibly resulting in sudden tire failure, causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners will provide them with a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3119 extension 205. Forest River's number for this recall is 37-09082016-0242.
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 16V655000
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.