The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Coachmen Freelander vehicles manufactured February 14, 2014, to April 1, 2015, and 2015 Coachmen Leprechaun vehicles manufactured on June 10, 2014. The affected vehicles, manufactured on a Ford 158" wheelbase chassis with a 5.4L V-8 engine, may have a Federal Certification label that lists an incorrect gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross axle weight rating (GAWR) and wrong cargo carrying capacity information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
With incorrect GVWR, GAWR, and cargo carrying capacity information, the operator may overload the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and will provide replacement labels with the corrected information, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2015. Owners may contact Coachmen customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-04172015-0031.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Freelander | 2015, 2016 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Freelander | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015