The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Orion Class C, Freelander Class C, and Leprechaun Class C motorhomes, Rockport work trucks, and Berkshire Ultra Coach, and StarCraft shuttle buses, equipped with ASA Electronics back up mirror-monitors, model number VOM74MM. The affected displays may revert back to the factory default settings, causing the camera image to be reversed.
The risk
If the monitor displays the image in reverse, the driver may unintentionally turn the opposite direction, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module, free of charge. The recall began April 8, 2019. Orion, Freelander, and Leprechaun owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8602. Rockport owners should call 1-574-522-7599 and Berkshire, and Starcraft owners should call 1-574-642-3112. ASA Customer service can be reached at 1-800-384-4400. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0980.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Freelander | 2018, 2019 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2018, 2019 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2018, 2019 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2018, 2019 |
| Forest River Rockport | 2018, 2019 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018, 2019 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
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 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| Forest River Rockport | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Forest River Rockport | 2019 | 1 | 8 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 2019
23 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the visibility; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V918000 20 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V905000 18 Dec 2019 | CRUISE CAR, INC. |
| 19V792000 4 Nov 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V733000 15 Oct 2019 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 19V726000 10 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V574000 5 Aug 2019 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 19V564000 31 Jul 2019 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 19V558000 29 Jul 2019 | Mazda North American Operations |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019