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2015 Coachmen Brookstone Recalls & Complaints

The 2015 Coachmen Brookstone has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Coachmen dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2015 Coachmen Brookstone. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2015 Coachmen Brookstone owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2015 Coachmen Brookstone, describing incidents dated September 19, 2015.

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ODI #10785052 · Filed October 21, 2015
AFTER PURCHASING A 2015 COACHMAN BROOKSTONE 315RL FIFTH WHEET TRAILER WE DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE REAR LIVING AREA IS NOT USUABLE IF NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY. THE COUCH IS PLACED TOO CLOSE IN FRONT OF THE TWO REAR WINDOWS AND IS IN THE WAY OF THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW.THE…

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Water Heater May Scald Operator

NHTSA #15V771000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Water Heater · NHTSA notice

Reported November 19, 2015 · Forest River, Inc.

Potentially affected: 489 vehicles

Repair completion: 14.93% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 51-11092015-0107 · Owners notified December 17, 2015 · Vehicles built November 20, 2013 – July 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Berkshire, Charleston, Legacy, Dynamax, XLR, Continental Cargo, Work & Play, Shockwave, and Coachmen Brookstone recreational vehicles and toy haulers, equipped with Atwood on demand water heaters, models OD45, OD50, and OD50CW, manufactured January 2, 2012, to August 13, 2015. The affected water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.

Safety consequence

The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners of a field remedy as provided by Atwood to the Dealerships and O.E.M. A. Inspection and installation instructions for the remedy, to be used and applied only by qualified service center personnel. B. Installation of a water flow adjustment STOP KEY that prevents the adjustment of the water flow down below .5gal/min. C. The addition of a star or lock washer to secure the adjustment screw that prevents unintended adjustment or and adjustment drift from vibration as you travel down the road. D. Securement of the remedy with the application of a warning and tamper proof label applied over the stop key and adjustment screw. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11092015-0107.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2015 Coachmen Brookstone. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2015 Coachmen Brookstone.

Unknown or Other

ODI #10785052

Incident: September 19, 2015 · Filed: October 21, 2015

AFTER PURCHASING A 2015 COACHMAN BROOKSTONE 315RL FIFTH WHEET TRAILER WE DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE REAR LIVING AREA IS NOT USUABLE IF NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY. THE COUCH IS PLACED TOO CLOSE IN FRONT OF THE TWO REAR WINDOWS AND IS IN THE WAY OF THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW.THE COUCH IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR AND CANNOT BE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COACHMAN REDESIGN WHERE THEY PLACE THE EMERGENCY EXIT SO A TRAGEDY DOES NOT OCCUR. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO US, WE JUST WANT IT NOTED SO THE SAFETY DEFECT IS RESOLVED.

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