Forest River Recalls Motorhomes With Damaged Rear Lighting Modules
Forest River is recalling specific 2017-2019 motorhomes because a damaged rear module may cause marker, brake, or turn signal lights to stop working.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (nonfunctioning lights increasing crash risk) where no specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2017-2019 Coachmen Cross Country, Sportscoach, and Forest River Berkshire, Legacy, and Charleston motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation chassis. The recall involves 1,017 vehicles where the rear-mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing.
This defect can result in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning. Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash. The remedy for this recall is still under development. Owners will be notified and sent to authorized service facilities for free repairs once remedy parts become available.
Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on November 16, 2018. A second notice will be mailed once parts are available. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3112 or Coachmen customer service at 1-574-825-5821. The agency recall number is 18V737000.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER, COACHMEN BERKSHIRE, CROSS COUNTRY, SPORTSCOACH, LEGACY
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Motorhome
- Affected units
- 1,017
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (5)
- BERKSHIRE
- CROSS COUNTRY
- SPORTSCOACH
- LEGACY
- CHARLESTON
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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