Coachmen Equipment

Coachmen is recalling about 1,427 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. An awning that deploys while the vehicle is moving increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
20V479000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
14 August 2020
Vehicles
1,427
Built between
Not published
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 September 2020
Repaired
39%
Unrepaired
858

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020 Coachmen Beyond
  • 2017-2019 Coachmen Crossfit
  • 2016-2020 Coachmen Galleria

Repair progress

858 of 1,427 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2025.

39% repaired — 560 of 1,427 reported

Owners not reachable
9

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. is recalling certain 2020 Coachmen Beyond, 2017-2019 Coachmen CrossFit, and 2016-2020 Galleria motorhomes. The awning may deploy while the vehicle is moving.

What could happen

An awning that deploys while the vehicle is moving increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a circuit interrupter, free of charge. This recall began September 23, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA14 August 2020
  2. Owners notified23 September 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2025 — 39% 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 14 August 2020.

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 1-574-825-6310. Forest Rivers's number for this recall is 225-1217.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
225-1217
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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