Recall · 21V172000
Forest River recalled 2 models over equipment
86
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
March 12, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP
- The defect
- 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 it can cause
- An inverted flame can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a panel and seal it, free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-269-467-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 121-1305.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenClipper | 2021 | Not published here |
| CoachmenViking | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 86 vehicles this is a small campaign: 72% 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 one model year, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Coachmen vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 44 times before this, most recently in November 2020 as 20V727000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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 12, 2021 as campaign 21V172000. 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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