Forest River, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 3, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 77. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The 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.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Coachmen Prism | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Forest River Solera | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Coachmen Prism | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Forest River Solera | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Coachmen Prism | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Forest River Solera | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Coachmen Prism | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Forest River Solera | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Coachmen Prism | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Forest River Solera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Coachmen Prism | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Forest River Solera | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Coachmen Prism | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Forest River Solera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Coachmen Prism | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Forest River Solera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V267000.
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