The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev and Coachmen Orion motorhomes built on Ram ProMaster chassis equipped with 3.0L diesel or 3.6L gasoline engines and air conditioning (A/C). The engine cooling fan may seize which can cause the cooling fan motor to overheat.
The risk
An overheated fan motor increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Chrysler dealers will replace the engine cooling fan module, free of charge. This recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1121 and Chrysler's number for this recall is VB2.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Orion | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Dynamax REV | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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 Orion | 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Dynamax REV | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Dynamax REV | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Dynamax REV | 2018 | 1 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2019
15 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V869000 6 Dec 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V856000 2 Dec 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V821000 15 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V757000 24 Oct 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V745000 17 Oct 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V744000 17 Oct 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V538000 19 Jul 2019 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 19V308000 17 Apr 2019 | Volvo Car USA LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019