The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2017-2019 Coachmen Sportscoach and Forest River Berkshire and Legacy and 2017-2018 Forest River Charleston motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
The risk
Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The remedy for this recall is still under development. Owners will be notified and be sent to FCCC authorized service facilities for free repairs. Forest River issued owners an interim notification on November 16, 2018. A second notice will be mailed once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3112 or Coachmen customer service at 1-574-825-5821. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0893.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Cross Country | 2017 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Forest River Charleston | 2017, 2018 |
| Forest River Legacy | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Cross Country | 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2017 | 0 | 11 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| Forest River Charleston | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Forest River Charleston | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Forest River Legacy | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Legacy | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest River Legacy | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2018
56 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the exterior lighting; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 18V942000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V943000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V941000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V920000 20 Dec 2018 | Custom Truck And Body Works |
| 18V919000 20 Dec 2018 | Toyne Inc. |
| 18V897000 19 Dec 2018 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
| 18V911000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V906000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018