Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V813000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: potable water: storage tank

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-10-31.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V813000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: potable water: storage tank

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: potable water: storage tank
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
2,018
Reported to NHTSA
2022-10-31
Owners notified
2022-11-29

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

A tank that becomes dislodged during transit increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
COACHMEN Brookstone2021 2020
COACHMEN Chaparral2022 2021 2020 2019
COACHMEN Chaparral Lite2022 2021 2020 2019
SHASTA Phoenix2021 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.