Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V477000

Seats

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-08-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V477000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
412
Reported to NHTSA
2020-08-14
Owners notified
2020-09-21

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer 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.

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

10 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
COACHMEN Galleria2021 2020
COACHMEN Prism2021 2020
DYNAMAX Isata2021 2020
FOREST RIVER Forester2021 2020
FOREST RIVER Sunseeker2021 2020

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.