Coachmen / Dynamax / Forest River recall: Equipment
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
The 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.
Vehicles covered
- Coachmen Chaparral 2019
- Coachmen Concord 2019–2020
- Coachmen Cross Trek 2020–2021
- Coachmen Freelander 2019–2021
- Coachmen Leprechaun 2019–2021
- Coachmen Mirada 2020
- Coachmen Orion 2019–2020
- Coachmen Prism 2019–2021
- Coachmen Pursuit 2020
- Coachmen Shasta 2019
- Coachmen Sportscoach 2020
- Dynamax Dx3 2020
- Dynamax Dynaquest Xl 2020
- Dynamax Force 2020
- Dynamax Isata 2020
- Forest River Berkshire 2020–2021
- Forest River Salem 2008, 2020
- Forest River Wildwood 2020
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 20V727000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 23, 2020
- Owners notified
- Jan 11, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 4,203
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment › Appliance › Oven/stove/cooktop; Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-1259
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
- Coachmen recall: Equipment Sep 16, 2022
- Coachmen / Dynamax recall: Equipment Jul 8, 2022
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Apr 13, 2022
- Coachmen / Forest River / Starcraft Bus recall: Visibility Mar 14, 2019
- Coachmen / Forest River recall: Visibility Jul 3, 2018
- Coachmen / Forest River recall: Power train Jun 1, 2018
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.