Coachmen Concord problems & recalls

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2023-2024 coachmen concord motorhomes. the lower control arm bracket may fail and cause the axle to rotate or detach, resulting in a loss of vehicle control.

Risk: A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the lower control arm mount, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed february 19, 2024. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 210-1734.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2023-2024 coachmen concord cnc321dsf motorhomes. the air suspension air line may be incorrectly installed near the exhaust, which can cause a sudden loss of rear suspension.

Risk: A loss of suspension can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will re-route the air lines and 12-volt wiring away from the vehicle exhaust, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed january 4, 2024. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 210-1714.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2023-2024 coachmen concord class c motorhomes. installation of the air ride suspension system resulted in an incorrect pinion to driveline angle.

Risk: An incorrect pinion to driveline angle may cause rear wheel lockup, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will install a shorter control arm, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed november 14, 2023. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 210-1693.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2021-2024 coachmen prism and 2023-2024 coachmen concord vehicles. the federal placard may indicate incorrect information about the number of seat belts.

Risk: Incorrect label information may result in an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will provide corrected labels, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed november 1, 2023. owners may contact forest river customer service and coachmen concord & prism at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 51-1682.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019 coachmen chaparral and shasta, 2019-2020 coachmen concord and orion, 2020-2021 coachmen cross trek and forest river berkshire, 2019-2021 coachmen freelander, leprechaun and prism, 2020 coachmen mirada, pursuit and sportscoach, dynamax force, dx3, dynaquest xl and isata and forest river wildwood and 2008 and 2020 forest river salem vehicles equipped with dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. the saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.

Risk: A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. the recall began january 11, 2021. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-4995, or dometic customer service at 1-574-293-0681. forest river's number for this recall is 51-1259.

Problem: 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.

Risk: High electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: 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

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2003-2018 forest river berkshire, charleston, rockport, cedar creek, cherokee, riverstone, salem, sandpiper, sierra, vengeance, wildcat, wildwood, xlr boost, cargo mate, continental cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and 2009-2018 coachmen mirada, pursuit, concord, leprechaun, freelander, orion and prism motorhomes, 2009-2017 coachmen apex and catalina recreational trailers, and 2013-2017 shasta oasis and revere recreational trailers, equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers. these extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguishe

Risk: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, instructing them to contact kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. the recall began on december 27, 2017. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "product safety recall" for more information. forest river's number for thi

Problem: Forest river is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 forest river models blue ridge, cardinal, cherokee, columbus, evo, georgetown, flagstaff, forester, lexington, puma, rockwood, sabre, salem, sandpiper, sandstorm, sierra, stealth, sunseeker, wildcat, wildwood, work and play and xlr; coachmen models brookstone, catalina, chaparral, concord, encounter, freedom express, freelander, leprechaun, mirada, pursuit, and sportcoach; prime time models avenger, crusader, lacrosse, saniber, and tracer; palomino model maverick truck camper; cargo mate model eliminator and shasta models revere, phoenix recreational vehicles manufactured from february 13, 2013, through april 18, 2013. due to a design c

Risk: If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners and dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. the safety recall began on july 29, 2013. owners may contact forest river at 1-574-389-4600 or dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.

Problem: Coachmen is recalling 13,662 my 2002-2008 motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with glass shower doors and manufactured from june 15, 2001 thorugh august 6, 2007. when pressure is applied to the towel bar on the glass shower door, the edge of the bar may contact the glass.

Risk: Glass breakage may occur which could cause personal injury.

Fix: Owners will be provided with new mounting hardware for the towel bar and installation instructions. if an owner is not comfortable replacing the hardware themselves, a dealer will install the hardware at no cost to them. the recall is expected to begin on or about december 19, 2008. owners may contact coachmen at 1-574-825-5821.

Problem: Coachmen is recalling 37,293 motorhomes and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Risk: Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.

Fix: Coachmen is working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with sche

Problem: On motor homes built on ford e-series chassis, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. this change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to contact the air filter element during certain driving conditions that create hot particles.

Risk: These hot particles may ignite the air filter element with the potential for air induction system damage or underhood fire.

Fix: Ford is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will inspect and replace the air filter element. owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or coachmen at 219-825-5821.