Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2016 Shasta Airflyte peaked in 2016, with 2 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2016 Shasta Airflyte
Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Aug 27, 2015 to Oct 2, 2017.
Recall campaigns covering this model year35,208 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints44.0 times the median 2016 trailer
Severity index25.02016 trailers average 8.7
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Components
75% of complaints about the 2016 Shasta Airflyte name suspension
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
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 Shasta Airflyte
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V-218 | Apr 14, 2016 | Dinette table on the affected vehicles may not have adequate support when lowered on its supporting leg | Equipment | 1,736 | Repair or modification |
| 15V-553 | Sep 2, 2015 | Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is realling certain model year 2016 Shasta Airflyte 16 and Shasta Airflyte 19 trailers manufactured September 26,… | Visibility and wipers | 1,736 | Part replacement |
| 15V-552 | Sep 2, 2015 | 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 | Suspension | 1,736 | Repair or modification |
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2016 Shasta Airflyte
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.
4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Oct 2, 2017Failure Sep 2, 2015ST Louis, MOEquipment, Unknown or other, Visibility/wiper
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.
NHTSA complaint 11030809 - Filed Jun 8, 2016Failure Mar 26, 2016Daingerfield, TXRecreational vehicle/trailer, Suspension, Tires
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
NHTSA complaint 10873063 - Filed May 2, 2016Failure Apr 11, 201650 milesOceanside, CABody, Suspension, Unknown or otherCrash
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 THIS ALSO MAY BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE THAT OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING INCLUDING SOMEONE IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT HAS HAD FIXED 3 TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION.
NHTSA complaint 10862624 - Filed Aug 27, 2015Failure Apr 24, 2015Brunswick, OHSuspension, Wheels
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.
NHTSA complaint 10759678
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
2 manufacturer communications cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- 530597 Jan 31, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
The chassis, floor and front wall may have been inconsistently fastened together. This issue will provide an illusion that the chassis ?A-Frame? may not be structurally sufficient. After review of the chassis with the chassis manufacturer, it has been det… - 53-05122016-0191 May 31, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SERVES AS A GUIDE TO ENSURE THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT WALL HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THE APPROPRIATE MECHANICAL FASTENERS.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.