Coachmen / Forest River / Georgie Boy and more recall: Equipment
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
The 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 Lippert Components at 1-574-537-8900.
Vehicles covered
- Coachmen Aurora 2009
- Coachmen Encounter 2010–2014
- Coachmen Mirada 2009–2014
- Coachmen Prism 2009–2014
- Coachmen Pursuit 2009–2014
- Forest River Aviator 2012–2015
- Forest River Cross Country 2008–2014
- Forest River Encore 2009
- Forest River Fr3 2014
- Forest River Georgetown 2007–2014
- Forest River Legend 2007–2009
- Forest River Pathfinder 2009–2014
- Forest River Ridgeview 2008–2012
- Forest River Solera 2009–2014
- Georgie Boy Cruise Master 2008–2009
- Sportscoach Elite 2009
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V798000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 25, 2015
- Owners notified
- Mar 3, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 9,687
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- May 25, 2007 to Dec 31, 2014
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-11102015-0109
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jul 23, 2014
- Forest River recall: Equipment Oct 5, 2026
- East To West / Forest River recall: Fuel system, gasoline Jul 25, 2025
- Forest River recall: Equipment May 17, 2024
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Jul 29, 2022
- Forest River recall: Exterior lighting Jun 27, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.