Forest River, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Plumbing › Potable Water › Storage Tank
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 31, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,018. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Brookstone, and 2019-2022 Coachmen Chaparral, and Chaparral Lite fifth wheels. The floating cross-member may not be installed correctly and fail to retain the holding tanks, causing the holding tanks to become dislodged.
The risk
A tank that becomes dislodged during transit increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and relocate the cross-member as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-7101. Forest River's number for this recall is 110-1561.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Coachmen Chaparral | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Coachmen Brookstone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Coachmen Chaparral | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Shasta Phoenix | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Brookstone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Chaparral | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Shasta Phoenix | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Coachmen Chaparral | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 0 | 3 | 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 22V813000.
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