Coachmen Chaparral Lite problems & recalls

Problem: 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.

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

Fix: 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 cust

Problem: 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.

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

Fix: 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.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2022-2023 coachmen catalina, cross trail, pursuit, sportscoach, east to west della terra, silver lake, forest river forester, fr3, sunseeker, wildwood, 2022 coachmen adrenaline, apex, brookstone, chaparral, chapparral lite, clipper, freedom express, independence trail, mirada, spirit, viking, work and play, east to west ahara, tandara, forest river aurora, cardinal, cedar creek, cherokee, flagstaff, georgetown, ibex, impression, ozark, puma, r-pod, rockwood, sabre, salem, sandpiper, sandstorm, shockwave, sierra, solera, stealth, stealth evo, surveyor, vengeance, vibe, wildcat, xlr toyhauler, prime time avenger, crusader, lacrosse, sanibe

Risk: An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed august 17, 2022. owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report for their designated model. forest river's number for this recall is 51-1532. this recall supersedes and expands nhtsa recall number 22v-486.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2020 coachmen chapparal, chapparal lite, chapparal x-lite and shasta phoenix recreational trailers. the outside kitchen may be equipped with a standard outlet receptacle and not a ground fault circuit interrupter (gfci) protected outlet.

Risk: If the outside kitchen receptacles are not gfci protected, occupants may be electrically shocked, increasing the risk of injury or death.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace a standard 110v outlet in the exterior kitchen with a ground fault circuit interrupter (gfci) one. the recall is expected to begin july 31, 2019. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8360. forest river's number for this recall is 110-1035.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019 coachmen chaparral, chaparral lite and brookstone, and shasta phoenix recreational trailers. the liquid propane (lp) gas bottle ring on these trailers may not have a deep enough pierce punch to bind the metal strap, possibly resulting in the lp bottle detaching.

Risk: If the lp bottle detaches while moving, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install new lp bottle rings, free of charge. the recall began on june 28, 2018. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8360. forest river's number for this recall is 110-0738.