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2016 Forest River Sierra Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2016 Forest River Sierra has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 366,092 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 17V756000 2017-11-22 365,885 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom…

Consequence

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and…

EQUIPMENT 15V480000 2015-07-30 207 affected
Defect

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Sandpiper and Sierra recreational vehicles manufactured October 15, 2013, to July 13, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with Certification labels with an inaccurate gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Thus, these vehicles fail to…

Consequence

Inaccurate weight information can mislead an owner as to the vehicle's weight carrying capacity which could result in vehicle overloading and a crash.

Remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a new set of corrected certification labels, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-534-8386. Forest River's number for this recall is 03-07292015-0067.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
2
TIRES
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2016 forest river sierra rv. The contact stated that there was a fracture on the passenger’s side wall of the rv, extending across one-third of the length of the rv. The rv was not taken to a dealer to be inspected or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2025-08-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 forest river sierra equipped with constancy ly188 tires (na), size: 235/85/16 (na). While driving 65 mph, the vehicle began to swerve without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder where it was observed that the rear passenger tire had blown out. The…”

TIRES · reported 2016-10-07

“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 forest river sierra. The contact stated that the shower drain was leaking onto the wires and the undercarriage of the vehicle. As a result, the undercarriage saturated and detached, which caused the wires, cables, water line, and other unknown components near that area…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2016-06-21
Sources & methodology

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 Sierra as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.