The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Brookstone, and 2019-2022 Coachmen Chaparral, and Chaparral Lite fifth wheels. The floating cross-member may not be installed correctly and fail to retain the holding tanks, causing the holding tanks to become dislodged.
The risk
A tank that becomes dislodged during transit increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and relocate the cross-member as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-7101. Forest River's number for this recall is 110-1561.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Brookstone | 2020, 2021 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Shasta Phoenix | 2020, 2021 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:POTABLE WATER:STORAGE TANK | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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 Brookstone | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Brookstone | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Shasta Phoenix | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Shasta Phoenix | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2022
182 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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| 22V951000 22 Dec 2022 | Kibbi, LLC |
| 22V948000 22 Dec 2022 | SHADOW TRAILER, LLC |
| 22V932000 15 Dec 2022 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 22V920000 13 Dec 2022 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 22V917000 12 Dec 2022 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 22V901000 7 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V894000 5 Dec 2022 | OLD SCHOOL TRAILERS, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022