NHTSA campaign 13V203000
Forest River, Inc. Recall 13V-203: Unexpected Unfurling of the Awning
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V203000 was reported by Forest River, Inc. on May 17, 2013, with 9,526 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cargo Mate Eliminator, Coachmen Brookstone, Coachmen Catalina and more for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on July 29, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V203000 (also written 13V-203 or 13V203)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9,526 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V203000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Cargo Mate
All Cargo Mate recallsCoachmen
Coachmen Brookstone
Coachmen Catalina
Coachmen Chaparral
Coachmen Concord
Coachmen Encounter
Coachmen Freedom Express
Coachmen Freelander
Coachmen Leprechaun
Coachmen Mirada
Coachmen Pursuit
Coachmen Sportcoach
Forest River
Forest River Avenger
Forest River Blue Ridge
Forest River Cardinal
Forest River Cherokee
Forest River Evo
Forest River Flagstaff
Forest River Forester
Forest River Georgetown
Forest River Lexington
Forest River Puma
Forest River Rockwood
Forest River Sabre
Forest River Salem
Forest River Sandpiper
Forest River Sandstorm
Forest River Sierra
Forest River Stealth
Forest River Sunseeker
Forest River Wildcat
Forest River Wildwood
Forest River Work And Play
Forest River XLR
Palomino
Palomino Columbus
Palomino Maverick Truck Camper
Prime Time
Prime Time Crusader
Prime Time Lacrosse
Prime Time Sanibel
Prime Time Saniber
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 13, 2013 – April 18, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Prime Time Tracer
Shasta
Shasta Phoenix
Shasta Revere
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V203000.
Defect description
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Sierra, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat, Wildwood, Work and Play and XLR; Coachmen models Brookstone, Catalina, Chaparral, Concord, Encounter, Freedom Express, Freelander, Leprechaun, Mirada, Pursuit, and Sportcoach; Prime Time models Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Saniber, and Tracer; Palomino model Maverick Truck Camper; Cargo Mate model Eliminator and Shasta models Revere, Phoenix recreational vehicles manufactured from February 13, 2013, through April 18, 2013. Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.
Safety consequence
If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The safety recall began on July 29, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V203000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.