Coachmen Equipment: Oven/Stove/Cooktop

Coachmen is recalling about 86 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. An inverted flame can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
21V172000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
12 March 2021
Vehicles
86
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 March 2021
Repaired
52%
Unrepaired
41

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.

  • 2021 Coachmen Clipper
  • 2021 Coachmen Viking

Repair progress

41 of 86 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.

52% repaired — 45 of 86 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 2021 Coachmen Viking and Clipper Travel Trailers. The cooktop may not be isolated properly from the furnace return air, which can cause the flame to become inverted.

What could happen

An inverted flame can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a panel and seal it, free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2021.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA12 March 2021
  2. Owners notified31 March 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 52% 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 12 March 2021.

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 1-269-467-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 121-1305.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
121-1305
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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