Coachmen / Forest River recall: Suspension
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.
What could happen
The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717, Wildwood and Salem owners: 1-574-534-3167, Vibe owners: 1-574-296-2084, Sierra and Sandpiper owners: 1-574-534-4574, XLR owners: 1-574-642-0432, Prime Time owners: 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0851.
Vehicles covered
- Coachmen Apex 2019
- Coachmen Catalina 2019
- Forest River Prime Time 2019
- Forest River Salem 2019
- Forest River Sandpiper 2019
- Forest River Shasta 2019
- Forest River Sierra 2019
- Forest River Vibe 2019
- Forest River Wildwood 2019
- Forest River Xlr 2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V624000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 13, 2018
- Owners notified
- Oct 9, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 935
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jun 19, 2018 to Aug 1, 2018
- Part
- Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered axle assembly
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-0851
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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: Wheels Nov 26, 2019
- Forest River recall: Equipment Jan 23, 2019
- Coachmen / Forest River recall: Equipment Aug 13, 2018
- Coachmen / Forest River recall: Equipment Jan 12, 2018
- Cargo Mate / Coachmen / Continental Cargo and more recall: Equipment Nov 22, 2017
- Forest River recall: Electrical system Nov 10, 2017
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.