The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016 Forest River Forester, 2014-2016 Forest River Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun, 2014 Coachmen Concord, and 2014-2017 Coachmen Freelander vehicles, built on Chevrolet chassis and equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistance.
The risk
High electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River has notified owners, and Chevrolet dealers will replace the driver side window switch, free of charge. The recall began July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Forest River Forester and Sunseeker at 1-574-206-7600, Coachmen Concord, Freelander, and Leprechaun customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0781.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Concord | 2014 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Forest River Forester | 2016 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 Concord | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Forest River Forester | 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Sunseeker | 2016 | 1 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 2018
34 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the visibility; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 18V935000 31 Dec 2018 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 18V891000 14 Dec 2018 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 18V852000 30 Nov 2018 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 18V842000 28 Nov 2018 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 18V812000 16 Nov 2018 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 18V793000 9 Nov 2018 | Ducati North America |
| 18V768000 31 Oct 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V736000 17 Oct 2018 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018