NHTSA Campaign 18V737000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 18V737000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 18V737000 with NHTSA on October 19, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V737000, NHTSA lists up to 1,017 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 27, 2018 and October 15, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V737000 were scheduled from June 13, 2019, 237 days after the report.
18V737000 covers 2 models from Coachmen and Forest River, model years 2017–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V737000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V737000 vehicles, the 2019 Forest River Berkshire has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V737000 ranks 70 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V737000, Forest River, Inc has 13 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 18V737000 was 18V333000, reported on May 23, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2017-2019 Coachmen Sportscoach and Forest River Berkshire and Legacy and 2017-2018 Forest River Charleston motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
- The risk
- Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- The remedy for this recall is still under development. Owners will be notified and be sent to FCCC authorized service facilities for free repairs. Forest River issued owners an interim notification on November 16, 2018. A second notice will be mailed once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3112 or Coachmen customer service at 1-574-825-5821. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0893.
Reported October 19, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V737000 (3)
Forest River (2)
Coachmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V737000, 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: October 19, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted