Forest River, Inc.: Equipment
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 13, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,616. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
The 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.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Coachmen Apex | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Coachmen Brookstone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Coachmen Chaparral | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Coachmen Spirit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 East To West Alta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 East To West Entrada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Prime Time Crusader | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Prime Time Sanibel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Shasta Phoenix | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 East To West Entrada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 East To West Tandara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Forest River Forester | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Forest River FR3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Forest River Georgetown | 5 | 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 23V262000.
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