The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
The risk
Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Cross Country | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Coachmen Encore | 2015 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Forest River Legacy | 2019 |
| Forest River Riverstone | 2017, 2018 |
Components: STRUCTURE | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
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 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Cross Country | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Cross Country | 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Encore | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| Forest River Berkshire | 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| Forest River Blue Ridge | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2015 | 11 | 1 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2017 | 7 | 3 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Forest River Cardinal | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| Forest River Cedar Creek | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 2021
166 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 21V998000 20 Dec 2021 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 21V994000 20 Dec 2021 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 21V992000 18 Dec 2021 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 21V988000 17 Dec 2021 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 21V975000 15 Dec 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 21V970000 14 Dec 2021 | TOURIG |
| 21V948000 8 Dec 2021 | Carson Trailer, Inc. |
| 21V945000 8 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021