Recall · 20V477000
Forest River recalled 5 models over air bags
412
Vehicles covered
5
Models
10
Model years
August 14, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Forest River Forester, Sunseeker, Dynamax Isata and Coachmen Galleria and Prism motorhomes built on Sprinter Van chassis equipped with swivel seats. The wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames.
- What it can cause
- If the wiring harness is damaged, the side air bag within the seat may deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
- What the dealer does
- Forest River will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will inspect the wire harness routing for both front seats and will repair the wiring and add clips or cable ties as needed, free of charge. This recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Daimler Vans customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Daimler Vans number for their recall is VS3DREHSIK. Forest's number for this recall is 51-1206.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenGalleria | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| CoachmenPrism | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| DynamaxIsata | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverForester | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverSunseeker | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 412 vehicles this is a small campaign: 51% 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 2020 to 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Coachmen vehicles have been recalled over the air bags once before this, most recently in May 2016 as 16V267000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 15 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V771000 (equipment), 24V272000 (equipment), 24V040000 (structure), 24V005000 (electrical system).
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 August 14, 2020 as campaign 20V477000. 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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