Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
The 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 customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
Vehicles covered
- Coachmen Apex 2023
- Coachmen Brookstone 2023
- Coachmen Chaparral 2023
- Coachmen Chaparral Lite 2023
- Coachmen Spirit 2023
- East To West Alta 2023
- East To West Entrada 2022–2023
- East To West Tandara 2022
- Forest River Forester 2021
- Forest River Fr3 2021
- Forest River Georgetown 2021
- Prime Time Crusader 2023
- Prime Time Sanibel 2023
- Shasta Phoenix 2023
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V262000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 13, 2023
- Owners notified
- May 5, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,616
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-1607
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.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Jan 19, 2026
- Coachmen / Shasta recall: Electrical system Sep 29, 2023
- Coachmen / Shasta recall: Equipment Oct 31, 2022
- Coachmen / East To West / Forest River and more recall: Equipment Jul 29, 2022
- Coachmen / Dynamax / Forest River recall: Equipment Nov 23, 2020
- Coachmen / Shasta recall: Equipment Jun 21, 2019
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.