Recall · 20V161000
Forest River recalled 2 models over service brakes, air
53
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
March 19, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Berkshire and Sportscoach motorhomes equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
- What it can cause
- Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Forest River will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks (DTNA) dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. Forest River's number for this recall is FL-845.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenSportscoach | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverBerkshire | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 53 vehicles this is a small campaign: 77% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Coachmen vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, air once before this, most recently in April 2005 as 05V173000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 21V523000 (equipment), 20V727000 (equipment), 20V562000 (tires), 20V488000 (exterior lighting).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Forest River, Inc. with NHTSA on March 19, 2020 as campaign 20V161000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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