Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite and 10 more (2021-2023): Equipment
Recall 23V262000 · Apr 13, 2023 · Forest River, Inc.
2,616
vehicles affected
2,616
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23V262000
- Date
- Apr 13, 2023
- Maker
- Forest River, Inc.
- Units affected
- 2,616
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment
- Model years
- 2021-2023
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
What can happen
Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
Vehicles covered
14 models, 15 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Coachmen | Apex | 2023 |
| Coachmen | Brookstone | 2023 |
| Coachmen | Chaparral | 2023 |
| Coachmen | Chaparral Lite | 2023 |
| Coachmen | Spirit | 2023 |
| East TO West | Alta | 2023 |
| East TO West | Entrada | 2022-2023 |
| East TO West | Tandara | 2022 |
| Forest River | Forester | 2021 |
| Forest River | FR3 | 2021 |
| Forest River | Georgetown | 2021 |
| Prime Time | Crusader | 2023 |
| Prime Time | Sanibel | 2023 |
| Shasta | Phoenix | 2023 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 23V262000?
14 models: Coachmen Apex (2023), Coachmen Brookstone (2023), Coachmen Chaparral (2023) and 11 more, about 2,616 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 23V262000?
Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at.
What can happen?
Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, 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.