{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Forest River recall 16V285 (40-05032016-0183): Coachmen Cross Country, Forest River Berkshire (2016 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v285/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V285 (Forest River): If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a c...",
  "excerpt": "Coachmen Cross Country, Forest River Berkshire, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 May 2016. 62 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Forest River's own number for this recall: 40-05032016-0183. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V285 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V285 Forest River, Inc. Steering 11 May 2016 2016-2017 COACHMEN CROSS COUNTRY, FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:20:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:47:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Forest River recall 16V285 (40-05032016-0183): Coachmen Cross Country, Forest River Berkshire (2016 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v285/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}