Forest River, Inc.: Seats
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 14, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 412. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Forest River Forester, Sunseeker, Dynamax Isata and Coachmen Galleria and Prism motorhomes built on Sprinter Van chassis equipped with swivel seats. The wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames.
The risk
If the wiring harness is damaged, the side air bag within the seat may deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. This recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Daimler Vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Daimler Vans number for their recall is VS3DREHSIK. Forest's number for this recall is 51-1206.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Coachmen Galleria | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Coachmen Prism | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Dynamax Isata | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Forest River Forester | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Forest River Sunseeker | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Galleria | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Prism | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Dynamax Isata | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River Forester | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Forest River Sunseeker | 1 | 4 | 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 20V477000.
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