Recall · 24V045000
Forest River recalled 2 models over exterior lighting
18
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
January 26, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Clipper and Viking Travel Trailers. The tail light bezel may not have been installed on the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- A missing tail light bezel may reduce visibility of the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install the tail light bezel, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 6, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-269-467-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 120-1729.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CoachmenClipper | 2024 | Not published here |
| CoachmenViking | 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 18 vehicles this is a small campaign: 88% 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, 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Coachmen vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 4 times before this, most recently in November 2023 as 23V738000. 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 January 26, 2024 as campaign 24V045000. 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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