NHTSA Campaign 23V262000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by Forest River, Inc. · Reported Apr 13, 2023 · 2,616 vehicles affected

What's 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.

Consequence

Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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 affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COACHMEN APEX 2023 2,616
COACHMEN BROOKSTONE 2023 2,616
COACHMEN CHAPARRAL 2023 2,616
COACHMEN CHAPARRAL LITE 2023 2,616
COACHMEN SPIRIT 2023 2,616
EAST TO WEST ALTA 2023 2,616
EAST TO WEST ENTRADA 2022 2,616
EAST TO WEST ENTRADA 2023 2,616
EAST TO WEST TANDARA 2022 2,616
FOREST RIVER FORESTER 2021 2,616
FOREST RIVER FR3 2021 2,616
FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN 2021 2,616
PRIME TIME CRUSADER 2023 2,616
PRIME TIME SANIBEL 2023 2,616
SHASTA PHOENIX 2023 2,616

Source: NHTSA Campaign 23V262000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.