Recall 17V756000: Forest River, Inc.

Official NHTSA recall notice text, the vehicles it lists, and the RV model years on this site that it is linked to.

Key facts

  • NHTSA campaign 17V756000 was filed by Forest River, Inc. and received on November 22, 2017.
  • Type: Vehicle recall. Component: EQUIPMENT.
  • Potential units affected, as reported by the manufacturer: 365,885.
  • The manufacturer reports notifying owners on December 27, 2017.
  • Production dates listed: February 1, 2002 to October 27, 2017.
  • First seen in this dataset on September 19, 2026.

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Defect summary (official text)

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2003-2018 Forest River Berkshire, Charleston, Rockport, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Riverstone, Salem, Sandpiper, Sierra, Vengeance, Wildcat, Wildwood, XLR Boost, Cargo Mate, Continental Cargo, motorhomes, recreational trailers, toyhaulers, cargo trailers and restroom trailers and 2009-2018 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit, Concord, Leprechaun, Freelander, Orion and Prism motorhomes, 2009-2017 Coachmen Apex and Catalina recreational trailers, and 2013-2017 Shasta Oasis and Revere recreational trailers, equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf

Consequence (official text)

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy (official text)

Forest River will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on December 27, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0544.

Notes and contacts as published

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.

Manufacturer campaign number: 51-0544.

Vehicles listed in the notice

Makes, models and model years in campaign 17V756000
MakeModelModel years
COACHMENAPEX2009 to 2017
COACHMENCATALINA2009 to 2017
COACHMENCONCORD2009 to 2018
COACHMENFREEDOM EXPRESS2009 to 2017
COACHMENFREELANDER2009 to 2018
COACHMENLEPRECHAUN2009 to 2018
COACHMENMIRADA2009 to 2018
COACHMENORION2009 to 2018
COACHMENPRISM2009 to 2018
COACHMENPURSUIT2009 to 2018
FOREST RIVERBERKSHIRE2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERCEDAR CREEK2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERCHARLESTON2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERCHEROKEE2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERMOBILE RESTROOM2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERRIVERSTONE2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERROCKPORT2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERSALEM2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERSANDPIPER2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERSIERRA2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERVENGEANCE2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERWILDCAT2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERWILDWOOD2003 to 2018
FOREST RIVERXLR2003 to 2018
SHASTAOASIS2013 to 2017
SHASTAREVERE2013 to 2017

RV model years on this site linked to this campaign

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