The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014 FR3, 2009 Forest River Encore, Sportscoach Elite, and Aurora, 2008-2009 Cruise Master, 2012-2015 Aviator, 2007-2014 Georgetown, 2007-2009 Legend, 2008-2012 Ridgeview, 2008-2014 Cross Country, 2010-2014 Coachmen Encounter, 2009-2014 Pathfinder, Solera, Mirada, Prism, and Pursuit motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. These steps use a bolt to attach the fan gear assembly to the steps. This bolt may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
The risk
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on January 7, 2016. The recall began on March 3, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service number at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0109. Or owners can contact Lippert Components at 1-574-537-8900.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Aurora | 2009 |
| Coachmen Encounter | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Aviator | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Forest River Cross Country | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Encore | 2009 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2014 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Legend | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Forest River Pathfinder | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Forest River Ridgeview | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Forest River Solera | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Georgie BOY Cruise Master | 2008, 2009 |
| Sportscoach Elite | 2009 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
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 Aurora | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Encounter | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Encounter | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Encounter | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Encounter | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Encounter | 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| Forest River Aviator | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Aviator | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Aviator | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Aviator | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Cross Country | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Cross Country | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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