NHTSA Campaign 15V237000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 15V237000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 15V237000 with NHTSA on April 21, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V237000, NHTSA lists up to 83 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2014 and April 1, 2015.
The 15V237000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V237000 were scheduled from April 17, 2015.
15V237000 covers 2 models from Coachmen, model years 2015–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V237000 ranks 210 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V237000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V237000 was 15V156000, reported on March 18, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Coachmen Freelander vehicles manufactured February 14, 2014, to April 1, 2015, and 2015 Coachmen Leprechaun vehicles manufactured on June 10, 2014. The affected vehicles, manufactured on a Ford 158" wheelbase chassis with a 5.4L V-8 engine, may have a Federal Certification label that lists an incorrect gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross axle weight rating (GAWR) and wrong cargo carrying capacity information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
- The risk
- With incorrect GVWR, GAWR, and cargo carrying capacity information, the operator may overload the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners and will provide replacement labels with the corrected information, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2015. Owners may contact Coachmen customer service at 1-800-453-6064. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-04172015-0031.
Reported April 21, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V237000 (2)
Coachmen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V237000, 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: April 21, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted