Vehicle recall 16V285000 · May 11, 2016
Forest River Berkshire and Coachmen Cross Country
The front sway bar mounting brackets may not fit properly on the axle causing the mounting bolts to bend or loosen.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Berkshire manufactured May 29, 2015, to April 26, 2016, and 2016 Coachmen Cross Country recreational vehicles manufactured April 30, 2015, to December 14, 2015 and built on Daimler Trucks chassis. The front sway bar mounting brackets may not fit properly on the axle causing the mounting bolts to bend or loosen.
- Consequence
- If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Forest River will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will modify the mounting of the sway bar, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Forest River's number for this recall is 40-05032016-0183.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V285000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 11, 2016
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 40-05032016-0183
- Owner notification
- June 30, 2016
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 62
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Front › Stabilizer bar; Steering
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Coachmen Cross Country (2016): 2016
- Forest River Berkshire (2016-2017): 2017, 2016
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