NHTSA Campaign 23V262000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 23V262000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
Forest River, Inc filed the report for 23V262000 with NHTSA on April 13, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V262000, NHTSA lists up to 2,616 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V262000 were scheduled from May 5, 2023, 22 days after the report.
23V262000 covers 5 models from Forest River, East to West and Coachmen, model years 2021–2023.
Owners of the model years 23V262000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V262000 vehicles, the 2021 Forest River Georgetown has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V262000 ranks 32 of 360 Forest River, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 23V262000, Forest River, Inc has 183 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 23V262000 was 23V226000, reported on March 31, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
- The risk
- Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
Reported April 13, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V262000 (5)
East to West (1)
Coachmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V262000, 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 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted