The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
The risk
Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Apex | 2023 |
| Coachmen Brookstone | 2023 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2023 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2023 |
| Coachmen Spirit | 2023 |
| East TO West Alta | 2023 |
| East TO West Entrada | 2022, 2023 |
| East TO West Tandara | 2022 |
| Forest River Forester | 2021 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2021 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2021 |
| Prime Time Crusader | 2023 |
| Prime Time Sanibel | 2023 |
| Shasta Phoenix | 2023 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 Apex | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Brookstone | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Chaparral | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Chaparral Lite | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Spirit | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| East TO West Alta | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| East TO West Entrada | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| East TO West Entrada | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| East TO West Tandara | 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| Forest River FR3 | 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| Forest River Forester | 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| Forest River Georgetown | 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| Prime Time Crusader | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Prime Time Sanibel | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Shasta Phoenix | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2023
119 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the equipment; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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| 23V763000 11 Nov 2023 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 23V759000 10 Nov 2023 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 23V757000 9 Nov 2023 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023