Palomino Real-lite Camper problems & recalls

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2024 palomino hardside, softside, and real-lite truck campers. an unnecessary charge line may have been connected to the lithium battery.

Risk: The charge line may overcharge the lithium battery, increasing the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will disconnect the charge line and install bell caps, free of charge. owner notification letters are expected to be mailed october 25, 2023. owners may contact palomino customer service at 1-269-432-3271. forest river's number for this recall is 400-1677.

Problem: Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2020 cedar creek, columbus, flagstaff, coachmen apex, palomino, rockwood, and sunseeker recreational vehicles and palomino soft and hard-side truck campers and real-lite truck campers. the adhesive bond between the glass and the metal hinge frame of the frameless crank out vent and egress windows may fail which would then allow the glass to detach and fall out.

Risk: If the window glass detaches while the vehicle is moving it could become a projectile, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

Fix: Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the windows for proper adhesive bond strength, replacing the windows as necessary, free of charge. this recall began july 15, 2020. owners may contact rockwood & flagstaff customer service at 1-574-642-8943, cedar creek customer service at 1-260-593-4000, sunseeker customer service at 1-574-206-7600, coachmen apex and apex nano customer s