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Model year

2016 Forest River Sunseeker

Other, diesel, 4x2, built in Germany. Owner complaints on file from May 25, 2016 to May 25, 2016.

Recalls (3)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (4)
Recall campaigns covering this model year32,065 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2016 other
Severity index0.02016 others average 9.6
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Sunseeker peaked in 2016, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.751201612017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 Forest River Sunseeker name lighting

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 2016 Forest River Sunseeker

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2016 Forest River Sunseeker
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
18V-444Jul 3, 2018Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistanceVisibility and wipers53Part replacement
16V-465Jun 27, 2016Water may leak into the electrical module that controls the vehicle taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, clearance lights and marker…Lighting1,999Repair or modification
16V-336May 23, 2016These vehicles are equipped with a shower door that may not meet the flammability standardsEquipment13Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Forest River Sunseeker

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed May 25, 2016Failure Mar 24, 20161,000 milesST. Charles, ILExterior lighting

    CURT CONTROLLER IS FAILING IN WET CONDITIONS. CURT CONTROLLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, REVERSE LIGHTS, BASICALLY ANY EXTERNAL SAFETY LIGHTING ON THE RV THAT INDICATES YOU'RE STOPPING OR TURNING. FOREST RIVER PLACED THE CURT CONTROLLER ON THE REAR BUMPER, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE WHEELS WHERE ROAD SPRAY WILL GET DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ELECTRICAL. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CURT CONTROLLER SPECIFICALLY STATES ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT IT SHOULD BE PLACED IN A DRY INTERNAL AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ALL THE LIGHTS JUST COME ON AT ONCE AND DON'T TURN OFF UNLESS YOU PULL OUT THE FUSE. THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CURT CONTROLLER TO DRY OUT BEFORE IT WORKS NORMALLY AGAIN. WE'VE ASKED FOREST RIVER TO FIX THE DESIGN AND TO DATE THEY HAVE DECLINED.

    NHTSA complaint 10870733
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

4 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • 511312 Mar 24, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    As per Mercedes Interim Recall Notice 21V042, one or more of the rear-wheel speed sensors may experience an electrical failure, which potentially could lead to a disablement of the Electronic Stability Control control unit functions. If ESP control unit fun…
  • 511293 Feb 11, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    In our continuing efforts to assure the proper performance of Mercedes-Benz products and to enhance the satisfaction of our customers, MB USA is extending the warranty on the wheel speed sensors ("WSS") for the affected vehicles to a total of 10 years/ no m…
  • 511268 Jan 11, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Mercedes-Benz USA is extending the warranty of the exhaust gas recirculation (âEGRâ) valve for the affected vehicles to a total of 11 years / 120,000 miles from the vehicleâ™s original New Vehicle Limited Warranty start date. This addendum to the EGR valve …
  • 510660 Apr 23, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    According to the attached letter from Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz; ?Daimler AG (DAG), the manufacturer of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles, has determined that the glass cover of the exhaust gas temperature sensor (upstream of turbocharger B16/11) on certai…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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