The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Freedom Express, Remote, Spirit, and Forest River Work and Play travel trailers. The electrical plug blade openings (narrow hot blade and wider neutral blade) may be reversed on one of the two receptacle outlet faces, which can cause outlet failure.
The risk
Electrical outlet failure can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the incorrect receptacles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 27, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-4995. Coachmen Apex and Apex Remote owners may contact 1-574-825-8205, and Freedom Express, Adrenaline and Work and Play owners may contact 1-574-825-6302. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1703.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Adrenaline | 2024 |
| Coachmen Apex | 2024 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express | 2024 |
| Coachmen Remote | 2024 |
| Coachmen Spirit | 2024 |
| Forest River Work And Play | 2024 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 Adrenaline | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Apex | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Remote | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Spirit | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Work And Play | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
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