Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 2 times.
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Part 573 reports
Equipment23V262000
Filed Apr 13, 20232,616 vehiclesForest River, Inc.
Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
Risk. Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy. Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer22V556000
Filed Jul 29, 202249,295 vehiclesForest River, Inc.
Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chapparral Lite, Clipper, Freedom Express, Independence Trail, Mirada, Spirit, Viking, Work and Play, East to West Ahara, Tandara, Forest River Aurora, Cardinal, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Flagstaff, Georgetown, Ibex, Impression, Ozark, Puma, R-Pod, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Sierra, Solera, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Surveyor, Vengeance, Vibe, Wildcat, XLR Toyhauler, Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, Shasta Oasis, and Phoenix fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
Risk. An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy. Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report for their designated model. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall number 22V-486.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Tires
Filed Aug 18, 2024LA
St235/80r16 On return trip from a week end of camping the front tire on drivers side and rear tire on passenger side blew out. This trip on the passenger side the front tire blew out. The first blow out caused damage to the rear portion of my Rv. These tires will cause an accident on a major highway and possibly a death.
Tires
Filed May 4, 2023LA
We have a 2022 Tandara East to West Fifth Wheel we bought in January 2022. On vacation in Arizona we had a blow out on the fifth wheel the Castle Rock tires. This camper is only 15 months old and we took it out maybe 5 times last year camping around our home. The driver front tire blew out did significant damage to the camper around the wheels. We changed the tire with our spare and an hour later the passenger front tire blew out and it did significant damage to the camper around the wheels. These tires were less than 2 years old with a small amount of miles. We replaced all four tires and a third tire would have blew at some point per the technician at the tire shop.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Apr 13, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.