Coachmen Prism problems & recalls

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2023-2024 coachmen prism prc24mb motorhomes. the federal information label may indicate the incorrect number of seat belts installed, resulting in an incorrect cargo carrying capacity.

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

Fix: Forest river will mail new labels, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed march 13, 2024. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8487. forest river's number for this recall is 215-1747.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2023-2024 coachmen prism class c motorhomes. the furnace may overheat and cause a crack in the burn chamber, which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the cabin.

Risk: Carbon monoxide inside the passenger cabin increases the risk of injury or death.

Fix: Dealers will install the correct cold air return grill as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed february 15, 2024. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 215-1733.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2023-2024 prism class c motorhomes. the furnace may overheat and cause a crack in the burn chamber, which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the cabin.

Risk: Carbon monoxide inside the passenger cabin increases the risk of injury or death.

Fix: Dealers will install the correct cold air return, grill, and heating ducts as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed february 14, 2024. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 215-1730.

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 2022-2023 coachmen freelander, leprechaun, and 2023 coachmen prism motorhomes. the auxiliary lpg quick disconnect may be improperly tightened, causing a gas leak.

Risk: A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the quick disconnect, and tighten if necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed september 29, 2022. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-825-8602. forest river's number for this recall is 210-1556.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2021-2022 coachmen adrenaline, apex, catalina, freedom express, spirit, east to west alta, della terra, silver lake, forest river cedar creek, cherokee, columbus, flagstaff, impression, ozark, rockwood, sabre, salem, sandstorm, shockwave, stealth, stealth evo, vengeance, vibe, wildwood, xlr toyhauler, palomino puma, prime time avenger, crusader, lacrosse, sanibel, shasta oasis, 2022 coachmen cross trail, prism, forest river aurora, rainier, wildcat, work and play, prime time tracer, 2021-2023 coachmen leprechaun, and 2022-2023 coachmen freelander fifth wheel and travel trailer recreational vehicles. the quick disconnect fittings in

Risk: A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will replace the quick disconnect and perform a lp system check, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed may 20, 2022. owners may contact the applicable customer service number for their vehicle model. please see the recall report for the list of phone numbers.

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) is recalling certain 2020-2021 forest river forester, sunseeker, dynamax isata and coachmen galleria and prism motorhomes built on sprinter van chassis equipped with swivel seats. the wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames.

Risk: If the wiring harness is damaged, the side air bag within the seat may deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. this recall began september 21, 2020. owners may contact daimler vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. daimler vans number for their recall is vs3drehsik. forest's number for this recall is 51-1206.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2020-2021 coachmen galleria and prism, forest river forester, battisti and sunseeker and dynamax isata recreational vehicles built on sprinter chassis with automatic transmission. the operator's manual does not correctly specify certain conditions under which the automatic parking function ("auto-p") operates.

Risk: If the driver relies on the auto-p function as described in the operator's manual, vehicle rollaway or movement may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and mercedes-benz dealers will provide the correct description of the auto-p function for the operator's manual, free of charge. the recall began june 25, 2020. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or sprinter service at 1-877-762-8267. the booklet with correct information is also available online through mercedes-benz, free of char

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 2018 forest river dynamax, forester, sunseeker, and coachmen prism vehicles built on mercedes-benz sprinter vans. the affected vehicles have tire labels on the b-pillar that list a tire pressure that is too low. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification."

Risk: Operating the vehicle with low front tire pressures may result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and authorized mercedes-benz or freightliner sprinter dealers will inspect and replace the tire pressure label with correct tire inflation pressure, free of charge. the recall began on september 5, 2017. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-854-888-3214. forest river's number for this recall is 35.55.215-0491.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 solera, and coachmen prism vehicles, built on mercedes-benz and freightliner sprinter chassis. upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and either mercedes-benz or freightliner dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. parts are not currently available. interim notices were sent on june 23, 2016. a second notice will be sent when remedy parts are available. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-877-496-3691 or may call the sprinter/takata hotline