Coachmen Apex, Catalina; Forest River Prime Time, Salem and 6 more (2019): Suspension
Recall 18V624000 · Sep 13, 2018 · Forest River, Inc.
935
vehicles affected
935
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V624000
- Date
- Sep 13, 2018
- Maker
- Forest River, Inc.
- Units affected
- 935
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Rear > Axle > Non-powered axle assembly
- Model years
- 2019
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Catalina and Apex travel trailers and Forest River Shasta, Wildwood, Salem, Vibe, Sierra, Sandpiper, XLR and Prime Time travel trailers. The axles may be missing inner bearing races on the hubs, which can cause the bearing to burnout or cause the hub to overheat.
What can happen
The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717, Wildwood and Salem owners: 1-574-534-3167, Vibe owners: 1-574-296-2084, Sierra and Sandpiper owners: 1-574-534-4574, XLR owners: 1-574-642-0432, Prime Time owners: 1-574-862-1025. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0851.
Vehicles covered
10 models, 10 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Coachmen | Apex | 2019 |
| Coachmen | Catalina | 2019 |
| Forest River | Prime Time | 2019 |
| Forest River | Salem | 2019 |
| Forest River | Sandpiper | 2019 |
| Forest River | Shasta | 2019 |
| Forest River | Sierra | 2019 |
| Forest River | Vibe | 2019 |
| Forest River | Wildwood | 2019 |
| Forest River | XLR | 2019 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V624000?
10 models: Coachmen Apex (2019), Coachmen Catalina (2019), Forest River Prime Time (2019) and 7 more, about 935 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V624000?
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective hubs with new hubs or replace the axles, free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2018. For customer service, Catalina owners may contact Coachmen at 1-574-825-8657, Apex owners should call 1-574-358-0401, Shasta owners: 1-574-825-8717.
What can happen?
The missing bearing race may cause premature hub bearing failure, possibly resulting in a separation of the hub from the axle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.