Coachmen Equipment: Labels

Coachmen is recalling about 184 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Operating the vehicle with low front tire pressures may result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V513000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
18 August 2017
Vehicles
184
Built between
Apr 2017 – Aug 2017
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 September 2017
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2017 and August 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Coachmen PrismBuilt July 2017 to August 2017
  • 2018 Forest River DynamaxBuilt April 2017 to August 2017
  • 2018 Forest River ForesterBuilt April 2017 to August 2017
  • 2018 Forest River SunseekerBuilt April 2017 to August 2017

What the defect is

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Dynamax, Forester, Sunseeker, and Coachmen Prism vehicles built on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. The affected vehicles have tire labels on the B-pillar that list a tire pressure that is too low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

What could happen

Operating the vehicle with low front tire pressures may result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners, and authorized Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will inspect and replace the tire pressure label with correct tire inflation pressure, free of charge. The recall began on September 5, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2017 to August 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 August 2017
  3. Owners notified5 September 2017

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 August 2017.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-854-888-3214. Forest River's number for this recall is 35.55.215-0491.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
35.55.215-0491
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 567
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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