- Vehicles
- 935
- Built between
- Jun 2018 – Aug 2018
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 October 2018
- Repaired
- 47%
- Unrepaired
- 500
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2018 and August 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019 Coachmen ApexBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Coachmen CatalinaBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River Prime TimeBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River SalemBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River SandpiperBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River ShastaBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River SierraBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River VibeBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River WildwoodBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
- 2019 Forest River XLRBuilt June 2018 to August 2018
Repair progress
500 of 935 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2021.
47% repaired — 435 of 935 reported
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 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.
What could happen
The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2018 to August 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 September 2018
- Owners notified9 October 2018
- Latest repair reportQ4 2021 — 47% 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 13 September 2018.
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
For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717, Wildwood and Salem owners: 1-574-534-3167, Vibe owners: 1-574-296-2084, Sierra and Sandpiper owners: 1-574-534-4574, XLR owners: 1-574-642-0432, Prime Time owners: 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0851.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 51-0851
- 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.