The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Rockwood and Flagstaff, and Coachmen Freedom Express recreational trailers and 2017-2018 Palomino and XLR ToyHauler and Coachmen Viking recreational trailers equipped with a Smart-Jack model power tongue jack. The laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may crack or separate allowing water to enter, potentially causing the jack to operate unintentionally.
The risk
If the tongue jack retracts or extends unexpectedly, there could be an increased risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and a Forest River or a Lippert dealer will replace the power tongue jack, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2018. Rockwood and Flagstaff Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-5164; XLR ToyHauler owners can call 1-574-642-0432; Viking owners can call 1-269-467-4600; Freedom Express owners can call 1-574-825-8205; Palomino owners can call 1-269-432-3246. Lippert Customer service can be reached at 1-574-538-4514 or by email at recall@lci1.com. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0610.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Freedom Express | 2018 |
| Coachmen Viking | 2017, 2018 |
| Forest River Flagstaff | 2018 |
| Forest River Palomino | 2017, 2018 |
| Forest River Rockwood | 2018 |
| Forest River XLR | 2017, 2018 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
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 Freedom Express | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| Coachmen Viking | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Viking | 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Flagstaff | 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| Forest River Palomino | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Forest River Palomino | 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| Forest River Rockwood | 2018 | 10 | 6 |
| Forest River XLR | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Forest River XLR | 2018 | 1 | 8 |
Other equipment recalls in 2018
142 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 18V936000 28 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V923000 20 Dec 2018 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 18V900000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V918000 19 Dec 2018 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 18V896000 17 Dec 2018 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 18V882000 12 Dec 2018 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 18V871000 7 Dec 2018 | Keystone RV Company |
| 18V855000 30 Nov 2018 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018