The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral and Shasta, 2019-2020 Coachmen Concord and Orion, 2020-2021 Coachmen Cross Trek and Forest River Berkshire, 2019-2021 Coachmen Freelander, Leprechaun and Prism, 2020 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach, Dynamax Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL and Isata and Forest River Wildwood and 2008 and 2020 Forest River Salem vehicles equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
The risk
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995, or Dometic customer service at 1-574-293-0681. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1259.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2019 |
| Coachmen Concord | 2019, 2020 |
| Coachmen Cross Trek | 2020, 2021 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2020 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2019, 2020 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2020 |
| Coachmen Shasta | 2019 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2020 |
| Dynamax DX3 | 2020 |
| Dynamax Dynaquest XL | 2020 |
| Dynamax Force | 2020 |
| Dynamax Isata | 2020 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2020, 2021 |
| Forest River Salem | 2008, 2020 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2020 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
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 Chaparral | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Concord | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Concord | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Cross Trek | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Cross Trek | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Freelander | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Orion | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| Coachmen Prism | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Pursuit | 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Shasta | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Dynamax DX3 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Dynamax Dynaquest XL | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Dynamax Force | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Dynamax Isata | 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| Forest River Salem | 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| Forest River Salem | 2020 | 12 | 7 |
| Forest River Wildwood | 2020 | 3 | 7 |
Other equipment recalls in 2020
134 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 20V809000 22 Dec 2020 | Escape Trailer |
| 20V804000 21 Dec 2020 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 20V799000 18 Dec 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 20V796000 17 Dec 2020 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 20V789000 17 Dec 2020 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 20V780000 15 Dec 2020 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 20V777000 11 Dec 2020 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 20V767000 10 Dec 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020