Coachmen Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Coachmen is recalling about 825 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Campaign
21V523000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
9 July 2021
Vehicles
825
Built between
Not published
Models
11
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 September 2021
Repaired
29%
Unrepaired
554

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.

  • 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country
  • 2015 Coachmen Encore
  • 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada
  • 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach
  • 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire
  • 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge
  • 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal
  • 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek
  • 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown
  • 2019 Forest River Legacy
  • 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone

Repair progress

554 of 825 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.

29% repaired — 237 of 825 reported

Owners not reachable
34

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 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.

What could happen

Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021.

Parts involved

  • WindowVarious - See attachedHehr Window 6400 Series

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA9 July 2021
  2. Owners notified2 September 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 29% 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 9 July 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 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
51-1380
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.nhtsa.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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