The 2016 Forest River Prime Time has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 301 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT18V4140002018-06-19301 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers. The Federal Placard incorrectly states that the tire pressure should be 65PSI when the correct tire pressure is 80PSI. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…
Consequence
The incorrect tire information may cause the operator to underinflate the tire, leading to premature tire wear and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners and will provide a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge. The recall began on July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 48-0756.
Complaints by component
TIRES
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
1fires
STRUCTURE
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2016 forest river prime time crusader equipped with trailer king tire, tire line not available, and tire size rst28/80r/16. The contact stated while driving 65 mph the rear passenger side tire blew out and torn the flooring in the rv and the sliding. The contact replaced the…”
“The contact owns a 2016 forest river prime time crusader equipped with trailer king tire, tire line not available, and tire size rst28/80r/16. The contact stated while driving 65 mph the rear passenger side tire blew out and torn the flooring in the rv and the sliding. The contact replaced the…”
“The contact owns a 2016 forest river prime time crusader equipped with trailer king tire, tire line not available, and tire size rst28/80r/16. The contact stated while driving 65 mph the rear passenger side tire blew out and torn the flooring in the rv and the sliding. The contact replaced the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2012 forest river tracer prime time (na) equipped with goodyear radial tires, size: st205/75r14 (na). While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the trailer. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact called roadside…”
“The external led lighting on this avenger travel trailer were in use and started a fire that burned through the plastic casing. This caused the awning above to have smoke damage. Luckily we caught it in time that the awning or trailer didn't catch on fire which would have resulted in a total loss…”
“The external led lighting on this avenger travel trailer were in use and started a fire that burned through the plastic casing. This caused the awning above to have smoke damage. Luckily we caught it in time that the awning or trailer didn't catch on fire which would have resulted in a total loss…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Forest River Prime Time as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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