2024 Coachmen Catalina and Forest River Aurora Travel Trailers Cooktop
Forest River is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Catalina and Forest River Aurora travel trailers because the cooktop-furnace isolation panel was not properly sealed during manufacturing, which could result in an inverted cooktop flame and fire risk.
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 hazard involves a significant risk of fire in a living vehicle, which presents risk of serious harm. Although no injuries or deaths are reported in the source, the potential for fire in a confined residential space constitutes a high-severity defect.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2024 Coachmen Catalina BCAT154RDX and 2024 Forest River Aurora BART15RDX travel trailers. The panel that isolates the cooktop from the furnace was not properly sealed during manufacturing.
An improperly sealed panel could result in an inverted cooktop flame, which increases the risk of fire. Approximately 148 units are affected.
Owners should contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-825-4995 (Forest River recall number 203-1766) or dealers, who will seal the furnace from the cooktop free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2024. 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.nhtsa.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- COACHMEN, FOREST RIVER CATALINA, AURORA
- Brand
- COACHMEN
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Affected units
- 148
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 (2)
- CATALINA
- AURORA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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