Coachmen Electrical System: Wiring

Coachmen is recalling about 41 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If the lead wire cannot handle the draw, the lead wire may melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
17V825000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
19 December 2017
Vehicles
41
Built between
Sep 2017 – Nov 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 January 2018
Repaired
68%
Unrepaired
11

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2018 Coachmen GalleriaBuilt September 2017 to November 2017

Repair progress

11 of 41 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.

68% repaired — 28 of 41 reported

Owners not reachable
2

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Coachmen Galleria motorhomes, models GAB24FLM, GAB24QM and GAB24TM. The inverter was installed using a lead wire that may not be able to handle the amperage draw.

What could happen

If the lead wire cannot handle the draw, the lead wire may melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lead wire, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2017 to November 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 December 2017
  3. Owners notified19 January 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 68% repaired

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 19 December 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 1-574-825-8590. Forest River's number for this recall is 225-0587.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
225-0587
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
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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