NHTSA Campaign 20V158000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
NHTSA campaign 20V158000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 20V158000 with NHTSA on March 19, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V158000, NHTSA lists up to 60 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V158000 were scheduled from April 20, 2020, 32 days after the report.
20V158000 covers 1 model from Coachmen, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V158000 ranks 239 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V158000, Forest River, Inc has 3 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 20V158000 was 19V295000, reported on April 11, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016 Coachmen Orion, 2019-2020 Lone Star Handicap Vans, and 2016-2018 Dynamax Rev vehicles. The transmission shifter cable may separate and disconnect from the transmission, causing the vehicle to not perform shifts intended by the driver and the gear shift lever position not matching the actual transmission gear.
- The risk
- The driver may be unaware of the actual gear position and unintended vehicle movement can occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Forest River will notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler USA dealers will replace the transmission shift cable, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2020. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Chrysler (FCA) Ram Trucks at 1-866-726-4636. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1149.
Reported March 19, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V158000 (1)
Coachmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V158000, 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 19, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted