Recreational vehicles recalled for defective window adhesive on multiple models
Forest River and Coachmen recreational vehicles with Hehr 6400 Series windows are being recalled due to adhesive failure that may cause window vents to detach. Detachment increases the risk of crashes and injuries.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: Structural vehicle defect affecting a component critical to passenger safety. The adhesive failure could cause window vent detachment, increasing the risk of crashes. This meets NHTSA criteria for a structural vehicle defect recall.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain recreational vehicle models equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows, including Forest River Blue Ridge (2011–2016), Cardinal (2014–2019), Cedar Creek (2014–2020), Georgetown (2014–2021), Legacy (2019), Berkshire (2019–2021), and Riverstone (2017–2018), as well as Coachmen Cross Country (2015–2017), Encore (2015), Mirada (2016–2020), and Sportscoach (2018–2021) models. Approximately 825 vehicles are affected.
The adhesive bonding the vented portion of the windows may fail. If the vent detaches, it increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Owners should contact their dealer to have the windows inspected and the vent replaced if necessary, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 2, 2021. For more information, owners can contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600 (Forest River recall number 51-1380) or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit www.nhtsa.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER, COACHMEN CEDAR CREEK, GEORGETOWN, SPORTSCOACH, MIRADA
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Affected units
- 825
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 (11)
- CEDAR CREEK
- GEORGETOWN
- SPORTSCOACH
- MIRADA
- CROSS COUNTRY
- ENCORE
- BLUE RIDGE
- CARDINAL
- RIVERSTONE
- LEGACY
- BERKSHIRE
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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