Recall · 22V489000
Forest River recalled the COACHMEN Apex over electrical system
43
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
July 8, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Apex travel trailers. The tail lights may have been incorrectly wired to an "ON/OFF" switch, which can cause the brake or tail lights to not illuminate when the switch is in the "off" position.
- What it can cause
- Brake or tail lights that fail to illuminate can reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will rewire the tail lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 9, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-358-0401. Forest River's number for this recall is 220-1535.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenApex | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 43 vehicles this is a small campaign: 79% 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, 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.
Coachmen vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 15 times before this, most recently in July 2022 as 22V477000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 22V556000 (equipment), 22V243000 (equipment), 22V135000 (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 July 8, 2022 as campaign 22V489000. 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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