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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Prism | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Solera | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Prism | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| Forest River Solera | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Solera | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Solera | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Solera | 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| Forest River Solera | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Solera | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Solera | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Solera | 2014 | 1 | 3 |
Other air bags recalls in 2016
92 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the air bags; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 16V946000 30 Dec 2016 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 16V956000 30 Dec 2016 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 16V943000 29 Dec 2016 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 16V941000 29 Dec 2016 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 16V939000 28 Dec 2016 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 16V953000 28 Dec 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V935000 27 Dec 2016 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 16V947000 22 Dec 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016