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NHTSA campaign 15V798000 · Forest River campaign 51-11102015-0109

Forest River, Inc. Recall 15V-798: Electric Entry Steps may be Unstable

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 15V798000 (Forest River campaign 51-11102015-0109) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on November 25, 2015, with 9,687 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Forest River Georgetown, Forest River Cross Country, Coachmen Mirada and more for model years 2007–2015. Owners were notified on March 3, 2016, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 15V798000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
15V798000 (also written 15V-798 or 15V798)
Filed by
Forest River, Inc.
Forest River campaign number
51-11102015-0109
Report received
Potentially affected
9,687 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified

Repair completion: 17.28% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V798000. 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.

Coachmen

  • Coachmen Aurora

    • 2009 · Vehicles built March 30, 2009 – March 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Coachmen Encounter

  • Coachmen Mirada

  • Coachmen Prism

  • Coachmen Pursuit

All Coachmen recalls

Forest River

  • Forest River Aviator

    • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built March 21, 2012 – March 31, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Forest River Cross Country

  • Forest River Encore

    • 2009 · Vehicles built May 25, 2007 – December 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)

  • Forest River FR3

    • 2014 · Vehicles built May 25, 2007 – December 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)

  • Forest River Georgetown

  • Forest River Legend

    • 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built May 25, 2007 – December 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)

  • Forest River Pathfinder

  • Forest River Ridgeview

  • Forest River Solera

All Forest River recalls

Georgie BOY

  • Georgie BOY Cruise Master

    • 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built March 30, 2009 – May 13, 2009 (per NHTSA)
All Georgie BOY recalls

Sportscoach

  • Sportscoach Elite

    • 2009 · Vehicles built May 25, 2007 – December 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
All Sportscoach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V798000.

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014 FR3, 2009 Forest River Encore, Sportscoach Elite, and Aurora, 2008-2009 Cruise Master, 2012-2015 Aviator, 2007-2014 Georgetown, 2007-2009 Legend, 2008-2012 Ridgeview, 2008-2014 Cross Country, 2010-2014 Coachmen Encounter, 2009-2014 Pathfinder, Solera, Mirada, Prism, and Pursuit motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. These steps use a bolt to attach the fan gear assembly to the steps. This bolt may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.

Safety consequence

Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on January 7, 2016. The recall began on March 3, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service number at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0109. Or owners can contact Lippert Components at 1-574-537-8900.

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 15V798000

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.