Recall 20V727000: 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 20V727000 was filed by Forest River, Inc. and received on November 23, 2020.
- Type: Vehicle recall. Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP; EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS.
- Potential units affected, as reported by the manufacturer: 4,203.
- The manufacturer reports notifying owners on January 11, 2021.
- 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 2019 Coachmen Chaparral and Shasta, 2019-2020 Coachmen Concord and Orion, 2020-2021 Coachmen Cross Trek and Forest River Berkshire, 2019-2021 Coachmen Freelander, Leprechaun and Prism, 2020 Coachmen Mirada, Pursuit and Sportscoach, Dynamax Force, DX3, Dynaquest XL and Isata and Forest River Wildwood and 2008 and 2020 Forest River Salem vehicles equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
Consequence (official text)
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy (official text)
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-4995, or Dometic customer service at 1-574-293-0681. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1259.
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: 51-1259.
Vehicles listed in the notice
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| COACHMEN | CHAPARRAL | 2019 |
| COACHMEN | CONCORD | 2019 to 2020 |
| COACHMEN | CROSS TREK | 2020 to 2021 |
| COACHMEN | FREELANDER | 2019 to 2021 |
| COACHMEN | LEPRECHAUN | 2019 to 2021 |
| COACHMEN | MIRADA | 2020 |
| COACHMEN | ORION | 2019 to 2020 |
| COACHMEN | PRISM | 2019 to 2021 |
| COACHMEN | PURSUIT | 2020 |
| COACHMEN | SHASTA | 2019 |
| COACHMEN | SPORTSCOACH | 2020 |
| DYNAMAX | DX3 | 2020 |
| DYNAMAX | DYNAQUEST XL | 2020 |
| DYNAMAX | FORCE | 2020 |
| DYNAMAX | ISATA | 2020 |
| FOREST RIVER | BERKSHIRE | 2020 to 2021 |
| FOREST RIVER | SALEM | 2008, 2020 |
| FOREST RIVER | WILDWOOD | 2020 |
RV model years on this site linked to this campaign
- 2020 Forest River Berkshire listed in the notice
- 2021 Forest River Berkshire listed in the notice
- 2020 Forest River Salem listed in the notice
- 2020 Forest River Wildwood listed in the notice
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