NHTSA campaign 17V756000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Forest River, Inc.: Equipment

Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 22, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 365,885. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The 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 trailers and 2009-2018 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit, Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Orion and Prism motorhomes, 2009-2017 Coachmen Apex and Catalina recreational trailers, and 2013-2017 Shasta Oasis and Revere recreational trailers, equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf

The risk

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

The 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 click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0544.

363 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2018 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2018 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2018 Coachmen Freelander	0	2	0	0
2018 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	2	0	0
2018 Coachmen Mirada	0	2	0	0
2018 Coachmen Orion	0	3	0	0
2018 Coachmen Prism	2	2	0	0
2018 Coachmen Pursuit	0	1	0	0
2018 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	1	1	0	0
2018 Forest River Berkshire	1	11	0	0
2018 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	4	0	0
2018 Forest River Charleston	0	5	0	0
2018 Forest River Cherokee	14	8	3	0
2018 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2018 Forest River Riverstone	0	3	0	0
2018 Forest River Rockport	0	6	0	0
2018 Forest River Salem	6	9	1	0
2018 Forest River Sandpiper	1	2	0	0
2018 Forest River Sierra	0	2	0	0
2018 Forest River Vengeance	3	4	0	0
2018 Forest River Wildcat	2	3	0	0
2018 Forest River Wildwood	11	8	0	0
2018 Forest River XLR	1	8	0	0
2017 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2017 Coachmen Apex	1	1	0	0
2017 Coachmen Catalina	0	2	0	0
2017 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2017 Coachmen Freedom Express	3	2	0	0
2017 Coachmen Freelander	3	3	0	0
2017 Coachmen Leprechaun	1	1	0	0
2017 Coachmen Mirada	1	2	0	0
2017 Coachmen Orion	0	3	0	0
2017 Coachmen Prism	1	1	0	0
2017 Coachmen Pursuit	0	1	0	0
2017 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	1	0	0
2017 Forest River Berkshire	0	11	0	0
2017 Forest River Cedar Creek	3	4	0	0
2017 Forest River Charleston	0	5	0	0
2017 Forest River Cherokee	11	6	2	1
2017 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2017 Forest River Riverstone	1	2	0	0
2017 Forest River Rockport	0	5	0	0
2017 Forest River Salem	5	9	0	0
2017 Forest River Sandpiper	2	1	0	0
2017 Forest River Sierra	3	1	0	0
2017 Forest River Vengeance	1	4	0	0
2017 Forest River Wildcat	2	3	0	0
2017 Forest River Wildwood	5	9	0	0
2017 Forest River XLR	0	6	0	0
2017 Shasta Oasis	0	1	0	0
2017 Shasta Revere	1	1	0	0
2016 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2016 Coachmen Apex	0	1	0	0
2016 Coachmen Catalina	0	2	0	0
2016 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2016 Coachmen Freedom Express	2	2	0	0
2016 Coachmen Freelander	2	3	0	0
2016 Coachmen Leprechaun	1	2	0	0
2016 Coachmen Mirada	2	5	0	0
2016 Coachmen Orion	1	4	1	0
2016 Coachmen Prism	0	1	0	0
2016 Coachmen Pursuit	0	3	0	0
2016 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	2	0	0
2016 Forest River Berkshire	4	7	0	0
2016 Forest River Cedar Creek	0	3	0	0
2016 Forest River Charleston	1	5	0	0
2016 Forest River Cherokee	3	3	0	0
2016 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2016 Forest River Riverstone	1	1	0	0
2016 Forest River Rockport	0	6	0	0
2016 Forest River Salem	9	8	1	0
2016 Forest River Sandpiper	2	2	0	0
2016 Forest River Sierra	3	2	0	0
2016 Forest River Vengeance	5	5	0	0
2016 Forest River Wildcat	1	3	0	0
2016 Forest River Wildwood	5	7	0	0
2016 Forest River XLR	1	6	0	0
2016 Shasta Oasis	0	1	0	0
2016 Shasta Revere	0	1	0	0
2015 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2015 Coachmen Apex	2	1	0	0
2015 Coachmen Catalina	1	1	0	0
2015 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2015 Coachmen Freedom Express	3	1	0	0
2015 Coachmen Freelander	0	3	0	0
2015 Coachmen Leprechaun	1	3	0	0
2015 Coachmen Mirada	2	2	0	0
2015 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0
2015 Coachmen Prism	3	3	0	0
2015 Coachmen Pursuit	1	2	0	0
2015 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	2	0	0
2015 Forest River Berkshire	1	3	0	0
2015 Forest River Cedar Creek	0	4	0	0
2015 Forest River Charleston	0	5	0	0
2015 Forest River Cherokee	6	2	0	0
2015 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2015 Forest River Riverstone	0	1	0	0
2015 Forest River Rockport	0	6	0	0
2015 Forest River Salem	8	5	0	0
2015 Forest River Sandpiper	1	3	0	0
2015 Forest River Sierra	1	3	1	0
2015 Forest River Vengeance	3	5	0	0
2015 Forest River Wildcat	4	3	2	0
2015 Forest River Wildwood	4	6	1	0
2015 Forest River XLR	1	8	0	0
2015 Shasta Oasis	0	1	0	0
2015 Shasta Revere	0	1	0	0
2014 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2014 Coachmen Apex	2	1	0	0
2014 Coachmen Catalina	0	2	0	0
2014 Coachmen Concord	0	3	0	0
2014 Coachmen Freedom Express	4	3	0	0
2014 Coachmen Freelander	1	3	0	0
2014 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	3	0	0
2014 Coachmen Mirada	1	4	0	0
2014 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0
2014 Coachmen Prism	2	4	0	0
2014 Coachmen Pursuit	3	4	0	0
2014 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	2	0	0
2014 Forest River Berkshire	2	3	0	0
2014 Forest River Cedar Creek	1	4	0	0
2014 Forest River Charleston	0	5	0	0
2014 Forest River Cherokee	5	3	0	0
2014 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2014 Forest River Riverstone	0	1	0	0
2014 Forest River Rockport	0	6	0	0
2014 Forest River Salem	1	4	0	0
2014 Forest River Sandpiper	0	3	0	0
2014 Forest River Sierra	1	3	0	0
2014 Forest River Vengeance	2	4	1	0
2014 Forest River Wildcat	1	4	0	0
2014 Forest River Wildwood	8	4	0	1
2014 Forest River XLR	3	6	0	0
2014 Shasta Oasis	0	1	0	0
2014 Shasta Revere	0	2	0	0
2013 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2013 Coachmen Apex	0	1	0	0
2013 Coachmen Catalina	1	2	0	0
2013 Coachmen Concord	0	2	0	0
2013 Coachmen Freedom Express	6	3	0	0
2013 Coachmen Freelander	0	2	0	0
2013 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	2	0	0
2013 Coachmen Mirada	2	4	0	0
2013 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0
2013 Coachmen Prism	0	4	0	0
2013 Coachmen Pursuit	0	4	0	0
2013 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	2	0	0
2013 Forest River Berkshire	0	2	0	0
2013 Forest River Cedar Creek	0	3	0	0
2013 Forest River Charleston	0	3	0	0
2013 Forest River Cherokee	2	3	0	0
2013 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2013 Forest River Riverstone	0	1	0	0
2013 Forest River Rockport	0	1	0	0
2013 Forest River Salem	2	2	0	0
2013 Forest River Sandpiper	0	2	0	0
2013 Forest River Sierra	2	2	0	0
2013 Forest River Vengeance	1	3	0	0
2013 Forest River Wildcat	1	2	0	0
2013 Forest River Wildwood	5	2	0	0
2013 Forest River XLR	1	5	0	0
2013 Shasta Oasis	0	1	0	0
2013 Shasta Revere	0	2	0	0
2012 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	2	0	0
2012 Coachmen Apex	0	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Catalina	2	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Freedom Express	1	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Freelander	0	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Mirada	2	4	0	0
2012 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0
2012 Coachmen Prism	2	4	0	0
2012 Coachmen Pursuit	1	3	0	0
2012 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	3	0	0
2012 Forest River Berkshire	0	3	0	0
2012 Forest River Cedar Creek	4	2	0	0
2012 Forest River Charleston	0	4	0	0
2012 Forest River Cherokee	2	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Riverstone	0	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Rockport	0	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Salem	3	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Sandpiper	1	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Sierra	0	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Vengeance	0	2	0	0
2012 Forest River Wildcat	3	1	0	0
2012 Forest River Wildwood	3	1	0	0
2012 Forest River XLR	4	2	0	0
2011 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	2	0	0
2011 Coachmen Apex	0	1	0	0
2011 Coachmen Catalina	0	3	0	0
2011 Coachmen Concord	1	1	0	0
2011 Coachmen Freedom Express	5	2	2	0
2011 Coachmen Freelander	1	1	0	0
2011 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	1	0	0
2011 Coachmen Mirada	4	4	0	0
2011 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0
2011 Coachmen Prism	0	3	0	0
2011 Coachmen Pursuit	0	3	0	0
2011 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Berkshire	3	3	0	0
2011 Forest River Cedar Creek	2	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Charleston	0	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Cherokee	0	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2011 Forest River Riverstone	0	1	0	0
2011 Forest River Rockport	0	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Salem	2	3	1	0
2011 Forest River Sandpiper	2	2	1	0
2011 Forest River Sierra	0	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Vengeance	0	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Wildcat	1	2	0	0
2011 Forest River Wildwood	4	2	0	0
2011 Forest River XLR	2	1	0	0
2010 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2010 Coachmen Apex	0	1	0	0
2010 Coachmen Catalina	0	2	0	0
2010 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2010 Coachmen Freedom Express	0	1	0	0
2010 Coachmen Freelander	2	2	0	0
2010 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	1	0	0
2010 Coachmen Mirada	1	2	1	0
2010 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0
2010 Coachmen Prism	1	4	0	0
2010 Coachmen Pursuit	0	2	0	0
2010 Continental Cargo Continental Cargo	0	1	0	0
2010 Forest River Berkshire	1	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Cedar Creek	0	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Charleston	0	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Cherokee	1	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Mobile Restroom	0	1	0	0
2010 Forest River Riverstone	0	1	0	0
2010 Forest River Rockport	0	1	0	0
2010 Forest River Salem	1	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Sandpiper	2	3	1	0
2010 Forest River Sierra	1	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Vengeance	0	2	0	0
2010 Forest River Wildcat	7	1	2	1
2010 Forest River Wildwood	0	1	0	0
2010 Forest River XLR	0	1	0	0
2009 Cargo Mate Cargo Mate	0	1	0	0
2009 Coachmen Apex	0	1	0	0
2009 Coachmen Catalina	0	1	0	0
2009 Coachmen Concord	0	1	0	0
2009 Coachmen Freedom Express	0	1	0	0
2009 Coachmen Freelander	0	2	0	0
2009 Coachmen Leprechaun	0	1	0	0
2009 Coachmen Mirada	0	2	0	0
2009 Coachmen Orion	0	1	0	0

Showing the 250 most recent of 363 model years on this campaign.

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 17V756000.

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