Forest River FR3 problems & recalls

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2024 ahara, entrada, 2022-2025 fr3, georgetown, 2021-2023 dynamax isata, 2021-2025 encore, mirada, pursuit, 2025 sportscoach, v-cruise, v-sport, v-tour, 2023 sunseeker, and 2024-2025 v-rv motorhomes, equipped with general electric air conditioners with a soft start device with part number icm870-16a-bh5400. the air conditioner soft start device may fail and overheat.

Risk: An air conditioner soft start device that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will replace the soft start, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed july 1, 2025. owners may contact encore, mirada, pursuit and sportscoach customer service at 1-574-825-8212, isata customer service at 574-262-3474, georgetown, fr3, and sunseeker customer service at 574-206-7600, ahara and entrada customer service at 574-264-6664, and v-cruise, v-rv, v-sport, and v-tour

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019-2024 georgetown and fr3 class a motorhomes. the liquid petroleum gas (lpg) tank mounting brackets may break, which can result in the lpg tank becoming dislodged and damaged.

Risk: A damaged lpg tank increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the brackets and welds as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed march 11, 2024. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. forest river's number for this recall is 68-1736.

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 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 2021 fr3 recreational vehicles built on a ford chassis with a v8 engine. the wiring harness may have an incorrect wire connected to the parking brake, allowing the leveling jacks to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is in motion.

Risk: If the leveling jacks deploy while the vehicle is in motion, it can cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will correct the wiring harness, free of charge. this recall began june 26, 2020. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. forest river's number for this recall is 68-1178.

Problem: Morryde international, inc. (morryde) is recalling certain 2020 forest river georgetown and fr3 motorhomes that they modified. the trailer hitch bolts may have been improperly tightened, which can cause the hitch bolts to loosen.

Risk: If the bolts loosen, a towed trailer or vehicle could detach from the motorhome, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and forest river dealers will properly tighten the bolts, free of charge. the recall began december 9, 2019. owners may contact morryde customer service at 1-574-293-1581.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2020 georgetown and fr3 motorhomes. the trailer hitch bolts may not have been properly tightened, which can allow cause the hitch to detach from the chassis.

Risk: If the motorhome is towing a trailer or vehicle, the hitch detaching from the motorhome can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will properly torque the bolts, free of charge. the recall began january 7, 2020. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-296-7600. forest river's number for this recall is 68-1119.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019-2020 georgetown and fr3 motorhomes. the slim-rack slide out mechanisms may activate unintentionally, moving the slide room in or out unexpectedly.

Risk: If the slide-room extends or retracts unexpectedly, there is an increased risk of injury.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will provide a new controller and switch for the slideout mechanism, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin july 31, 2019. owners may contact forest river at 1-574-206-7600. forest river's number for this recall is 68-0991.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2019 forest river georgetown and fr3 motorhomes, 2018-2019 berkshire motorhomes and 2018 charleston motorhomes. the motorized windshield roller shade at the driver's seating position may unroll without warning while driving.

Risk: If the windshield roller shade unrolls while driving, it could block the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a fastener to ensure the motor will not allow the shade to roll down during while driving. the recall began november 28, 2018. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7605. forest river's number for the recall is 68-0822.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2018-2019 forest river fr3 and georgetown recreational vehicles. the entry door latch may not engage fully, allowing the door to open unexpectedly while moving.

Risk: If the entry door opens unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners and dealers will install shims between the entry door frame and the wall frame, two additional screws will be added through the entry door frame to secure the door frame to the sidewall frame and will verify that the entry door latch pawl is properly contacting the striker bolt, if required the dealer will adjust the striker bolt, at no charge to the owner. the reca

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 fr3 motorhomes manufactured september 24, 2014, to may 12, 2016; 2015-2017 prime time spartan toyhaulers manufactured june 10, 2014, to may 31, 2016; 2013-2016 palomino columbus toyhaulers manufactured october 4, 2012, to december 4, 2015; and 2015-2016 xlr thunderbolt and nitro toyhaulers manufactured may 23, 2014, to november 23, 2016. these vehicles were equipped with certain aluminum, black, ladders manufactured by christianson industries. the affected ladders have retractable hinges, each with a welded 'top hat' that can separate from the hinge.

Risk: If the hinges separate from the ladder while in use, the ladder may fall from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit to correct the issue, free of charge. the recall began on january 3, 2017. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-206-7600. forest river's number for this recall is 51-11102016-0271.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2014 fr3, 2009 forest river encore, sportscoach elite, and aurora, 2008-2009 cruise master, 2012-2015 aviator, 2007-2014 georgetown, 2007-2009 legend, 2008-2012 ridgeview, 2008-2014 cross country, 2010-2014 coachmen encounter, 2009-2014 pathfinder, solera, mirada, prism, and pursuit motorhomes. the affected vehicles are equipped with certain lippert-brand coachstep double and triple electric steps. these steps use a bolt to attach the fan gear assembly to the steps. this bolt may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. as a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.

Risk: Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. forest river issued an interim notification to owners on january 7, 2016. the recall began on march 3, 2016. owners may contact forest river customer service number at 1-574-389-4600. forest river's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0109. or owners can contact l