Recall · 20V488000
Forest River recalled 5 models over exterior lighting
1,547
Vehicles covered
5
Models
14
Model years
August 18, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Charleston, 2017-2019 Legacy, 2017-2020 Berkshire, 2017 Coachmen Cross Country, and 2017-2020 Sportscoach motorhomes built on certain FCCC XB and XC chassis that received an inspection-only remedy for recall 18V-763. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
- What it can cause
- Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Forest Rivers will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will replace the old Power Distribution Module (PDM) with a new PDM, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 . Forest's number for this recall is 51-1203.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenCross Country | 2017 | Not published here |
| CoachmenSportscoach | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverBerkshire | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverCharleston | 2017 to 2018 | Not published here |
| Forest RiverLegacy | 2017 to 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,547 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 63% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Forest River vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 10 times before this, most recently in December 2018 as 18V856000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 14 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. 4 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 21V523000 (equipment), 20V727000 (equipment), 20V562000 (tires), 20V161000 (service brakes, air).
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 18, 2020 as campaign 20V488000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-08-18.
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