NHTSA Campaign 16V267000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Forest River, Inc. · Reported May 3, 2016 · 77 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COACHMEN PRISM 2007 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2008 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2009 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2010 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2011 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2012 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2013 77
COACHMEN PRISM 2014 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2007 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2008 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2009 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2010 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2011 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2012 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2013 77
FOREST RIVER SOLERA 2014 77

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V267000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.