Forest River, Inc.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 23, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev and Coachmen Orion motorhomes built on Ram ProMaster chassis equipped with 3.0L diesel or 3.6L gasoline engines and air conditioning (A/C). The engine cooling fan may seize which can cause the cooling fan motor to overheat.
The risk
An overheated fan motor increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Chrysler dealers will replace the engine cooling fan module, free of charge. This recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1121 and Chrysler's number for this recall is VB2.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Coachmen Orion | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Dynamax Rev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Coachmen Orion | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Dynamax Rev | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Coachmen Orion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Dynamax Rev | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 19V919000.
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