Recall · 21V692000
Forest River recalled the COACHMEN Nova over electrical system
175
Vehicles covered
1
Model
2
Model years
September 3, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Coachmen Nova motorhomes. The Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) battery was incorrectly installed inside the vehicle, which can allow hydrogen gas to enter the vehicle.
- What it can cause
- Hydrogen gas inside the vehicle can increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install a lithium battery, free of charge. Owners were notified of the defect on September 27, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed November 1, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-6319 or 1-574-825-6625. Forest River's number for this recall is 225-1416.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenNova | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 175 vehicles this is a small campaign: 63% 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 2021 to 2022, 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 electrical system 12 times before this, most recently in April 2021 as 21V287000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 24V040000 (structure), 23V286000 (fuel system, gasoline), 22V737000 (equipment), 22V361000 (equipment).
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 September 3, 2021 as campaign 21V692000. 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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