Forest River Recalls 2021 Coachmen Catalina Travel Trailers for Slide-Room Defect
Forest River is recalling 2021 Coachmen Catalina 184BHS and 184 BHS-W travel trailers because incorrectly installed interior plates may cause the slide-room to partially detach during transit.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (slide-room detachment) that can increase the risk of a crash or injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2021 Coachmen Catalina 184BHS and 184 BHS-W travel trailer recreational vehicles. The recall involves 261 vehicles where the interior plates that clamp the slide-mechanism to the interior wall were installed incorrectly. This defect may cause the slide-room to partially detach during transit.
Slide-room detachment while the vehicle is moving can increase the risk of a crash or injury. Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the interior plates for the slide-room and replace the exterior column screws free of charge. The recall began on March 11, 2021.
Owners may contact Catalina customer service at 1-574-825-4995 or Forest River's recall number 203-1300. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- COACHMEN CATALINA
- Brand
- COACHMEN
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Travel Trailer
- Affected units
- 261
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 (1)
- CATALINA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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