Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 23V262000

Equipment

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2023-04-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 23V262000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
2,616
Reported to NHTSA
2023-04-13
Owners notified
2023-05-05

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

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

15 model years across 14 models.

ModelYears on record
COACHMEN Apex2023
COACHMEN Brookstone2023
COACHMEN Chaparral2023
COACHMEN Chaparral Lite2023
COACHMEN Spirit2023
EAST TO WEST Alta2023
EAST TO WEST Entrada2023 2022
EAST TO WEST Tandara2022
FOREST RIVER Forester2021
FOREST RIVER FR32021
FOREST RIVER Georgetown2021
PRIME TIME Crusader2023
PRIME TIME Sanibel2023
SHASTA Phoenix2023

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.