NHTSA Campaign 15V187000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
NHTSA campaign 15V187000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: roof and pillars. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V187000 with NHTSA on March 30, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V187000, NHTSA lists up to 378 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2014 and October 14, 2014.
The 15V187000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V187000 were scheduled from March 23, 2015.
15V187000 covers 1 model from Coachmen, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V187000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V187000 ranks 114 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V187000, Forest River, Inc has 21 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Coachmen Prism recreational vehicles manufactured from July 1, 2014, through October 14, 2014 and built on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal impact, may have been installed incorrectly.
- The risk
- If a vehicle that has an incorrectly installed abutting wedge is involved in a severe frontal crash, greater force may be necessary to open the doors, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Sprinter will notify owners, and Sprinter dealers will check the installation of the abutting wedge, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began in March 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-0437. Forest River's number for this recall is 15V-082.
Reported March 30, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V187000 (1)
Coachmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V187000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 30, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted