2016 Shasta Airflyte Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2016 Shasta Airflyte, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified333.3%
- Suspension333.3%
- Body & structure111.1%
- Tires & wheels111.1%
- Visibility111.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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