Recall Register

2016 Forest River Work and Play: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Forest River Work and Play. The newest campaign is 16V450000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Jun 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V450000, in the NHTSA record

Forest River will notify owners. A remedy plan has not been determined. The recall began on August 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-888-291-6665. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-05312016-0205.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 664 units in total.

  1. 16V450000Received . 175 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Flagstaff recreational trailers manufactured August 11, 2015, through October 27, 2015, and Work N' Play recreational trailers manufactured from October 25, 2015, through May 6, 2016. The MB Sturgis liquid propane (LP) regulator on these vehicles may allow propane gas to leak into the regulator sight glass causing it to degrade and potentially crack.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the indicator sight glass cracks, propane gas may leak out. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occure.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners. A remedy plan has not been determined. The recall began on August 1, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-888-291-6665. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-05312016-0205.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-05312016-0205. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V771000Received . 489 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-11092015-0107. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20021
  7. 20032
  8. 20041
  9. 20051
  10. 20061
  11. 20101
  12. 20112
  13. 20121
  14. 20132
  15. 20142
  16. 20151
  17. 20162
  18. 20171
  19. 20190
  20. 20202
  21. 20211
  22. 20222
  23. 20232
  24. 20243
  25. 20251
  26. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Forest River Work and Play: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/forest-river/work-and-play/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Forest River, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Forest River Work and Play?
664 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Forest River Work and Play have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Forest River Work and Play, model years 1997 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Forest River Work and Play open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.