2015 Coachmen Leprechaun problems & recalls

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 coachmen freelander vehicles manufactured february 14, 2014, to april 1, 2015, and 2015 coachmen leprechaun vehicles manufactured on june 10, 2014. the affected vehicles, manufactured on a ford 158" wheelbase chassis with a 5.4l v-8 engine, may have a federal certification label that lists an incorrect gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), gross axle weight rating (gawr) and wrong cargo carrying capacity information. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification."

Risk: With incorrect gvwr, gawr, and cargo carrying capacity information, the operator may overload the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners and will provide replacement labels with the corrected information, free of charge. the recall began on april 17, 2015. owners may contact coachmen customer service at 1-800-453-6064. forest river's number for this recall is 51-04172015-0031.

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, 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