Recall · 22V135000
Forest River recalled 11 models over electrical system
1,009
Vehicles covered
11
Models
11
Model years
March 8, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Catalina, Aurora, Apex, Freedom Express, Spirit, Work N Play, Forest River XLR Toy Hauler, Vengeance, Sabre, Cherokee, and Cardinal travel trailers and fifth wheels. The wire cord that connects to the back of the 50AMP shore power inlet may be loose.
- What it can cause
- Loose wires may contact each other and cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the shore cord inlet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 5, 2022. Owners may contact the following customer service numbers: Forest River 1-574-825-4995; Catalina & Aurora 1-574-825-8657; APEX 1-574-825-8205; Freedom Express & Work n Play 1-574-825-6302; Cardinal 1-574-296-7700; Cherokee and Vengeance 1-260-499-2100; Sabre 1-574-642-2100; and XLR 1-574-642-0432. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1485.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Apex | 2022 | Not published here |
| Coachmen Aurora | 2022 | Not published here |
| Coachmen Catalina | 2022 | Not published here |
| Coachmen Freedom Express | 2022 | Not published here |
| Coachmen Spirit | 2022 | Not published here |
| Coachmen Work and Play | 2022 | Not published here |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2022 | Not published here |
| Forest River Cherokee | 2022 | 2022 |
| Forest River Sabre | 2022 | Not published here |
| Forest River Vengeance | 2022 | Not published here |
| Forest River XLR Toyhauler | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,009 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 59% of the 15,704 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 479. It covers one model year, 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2022, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Forest River vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 33 times before this, most recently in October 2021 as 21V829000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 11 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed. 6 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 19 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V111000 (equipment), 24V272000 (equipment), 22V556000 (equipment), 22V489000 (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 March 8, 2022 as campaign 22V135000. 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 2022-03-08.
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