Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V444000

Visibility: power window devices and controls

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-07-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V444000

Visibility: power window devices and controls

Component
Visibility: power window devices and controls
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
53
Reported to NHTSA
2018-07-03
Owners notified
2018-07-24

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016 Forest River Forester, 2014-2016 Forest River Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun, 2014 Coachmen Concord, and 2014-2017 Coachmen Freelander vehicles, built on Chevrolet chassis and equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistance.

Safety risk

High electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River has notified owners, and Chevrolet dealers will replace the driver side window switch, free of charge. The recall began July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Forest River Forester and Sunseeker at 1-574-206-7600, Coachmen Concord, Freelander, and Leprechaun customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0781.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
COACHMEN Concord2014
COACHMEN Freelander2017 2016 2015 2014
COACHMEN Leprechaun2016 2015 2014
FOREST RIVER Forester2016
FOREST RIVER Sunseeker2016 2015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.