2016 Shasta Airflyte

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension2
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Structure › Body1
100

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer16V218000
Filed Apr 14, 20161,736 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 foot and 19 foot recreational vehicles manufactured from April 28, 2015, through May 14, 2015. The dinette table on the affected vehicles may not have adequate support when lowered on its supporting leg.

Risk. Without adequate support, the dinette table may fall between the dinette benches without warning, possibly resulting in injury.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install two new support legs, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-821-1314. Forest River's recall number for this campaign is 53-04112016-0170.

Tires15V552000
Filed Sep 2, 20151,736 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 and Shasta Airflyte 19 trailers manufactured September 26, 2014, to August 17, 2015. The affected vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the tire and the wheel well at the top of the tire tread and also at the inner sidewall.

Risk. If there is insufficient tire clearance, the tire may rub, resulting in sudden tire failure which could increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new axle that provides the proper clearance between the tire and the wheel well, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8717. Forest River's number for this recall is 53-08282015-0082.

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear15V553000
Filed Sep 2, 20151,736 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is realling certain model year 2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 and Shasta Airflyte 19 trailers manufactured September 26, 2014 to August 17, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the rear exit window glass may come loose and fall out due to poor adhesion.

Risk. If the rear window glass detaches, it could fall onto the road and be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trailers to verify that the windows are properly secured. Any window that fails the inspection process will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on September 22, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8717. Forest River's number for this recall is 53-08282015-0081.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 2, 2017MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SHASTA AIRFLYTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V553000(VISIBILITY) AND 16V218000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CAMPING WORLD OF ST. LOUIS (2200 E PITMAN AVE, WETZVILLE, MO) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Suspension
Filed Jun 8, 2016TX

2016 AIRFLYTE SAT 16. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LENGTH OF TIME TO REPAIR AXLE REPLACEMENT RECALL AND THE COST TO REPAIR RV TABLE WALL MOUNT PROBLEMS. *SMD ALSO, THE TABLE WALL MOUNT DID NOT PROPERLY SIT AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND THE MOUNTS WERE OFF LEVEL BETWEEN 1/4 TO 1/2/ THE BED WOULD NOT LAY FLAT. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE BED, DID NOT LAY FLAT, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY TO THE PERSON LYING ON THE BED. *JB

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed May 2, 201650 milesCA

4/11/16 THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SHEERED OFF OF THE TRAILER CAUSING A NEAR FATAL WRECK WITH MATERIAL DAMAGE WHILE IN MOTION ON THE I5 FREEWAY IN SANTA ANA PLACING OUR FAMILY IN HARMS WAY ON A BLIND EXIT. THIS OCCURED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN AXEL REPLACEMENT ON THE COACH DUE TO A PETITION. THE RECALL WAS NOT COMPLETED WITH QUALITY AND WAS DONE WITH NEGLIGENCE. THE CHP (OFFICER HAMMING FROM SANTA ANA) AND 511 CONFIRMED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED/TIGHTENED BY HAND AND THAT THEY WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY FROM MY DEALER RV SUPERCENTER IN TEMECULA CA (AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MILES) ON BOTH TIRES. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE AXEL RECALL WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND USED INCORRECT PARTS INCLUDING THE SHACKLE MAKING MY COACH SIT TOO HIGH AND MADE UNSAFE TO TOW. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE NOT PROVIDED A NEW MANUAL FOR THE REPLACEMENT AXLE NOR A TOOL TO TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT BOTH THIS DEALERSHIP INCORRECTLY INSTALLING THE RECALL AXLE FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS SHASTA NOT PROVIDING THE CORRECT PARTS TO REPLACE THE AXLE. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE NOTICED THAT THE COACH IS NOW SEPARATING FROM THE CHASSIS SHOWING LIGHT INSIDE THE COACH NEAR THE DINETTE. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT OR DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE SHASTA. WE ARE AWARE OF AN OPEN INVESTIGATION DP 15-008 REGARDING 2015 AND 2016 FOREST RIVER SHASTA AIRFLYTE INCLUDING STRUCTURAL ISSUES AS WE ARE NOW HAVING. I AM AWARE THAT T

Suspension
Filed Aug 27, 2015OH

AFTER DELIVERY OF OUR NEW "TRAVEL" TRAILER WE NOTICED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY (TIRES AND RIMS) ARE UNDER RATED FOR THE DATA PLATE ON THE TRAILER. THE AXEL IS ALSO UNDER RATED FOR A UNIT THIS SIZE. WHEEL CLEARANCE IN THE WHEEL WELL IS ALSO MARGINAL. THE TIRES AND RIMS ARE RATED FOR AN AUTOMOBILE NOT A "TRAVEL" TRAILER. DEALER SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, AND THE MANUFACTURE HAS NO COMMENT. WE ARE HESITANT TO ACTUALLY TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THERE MAY BE EARLY COMPONENT FAILURE.

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2015
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2016 — this page4300Routine
201530200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 14, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.