The worst 2019 Coachmen Chaparral problems
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Recalls 4
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: plumbing: potable water: storage tank
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Brookstone, and 2019-2022 Coachmen Chaparral, and Chaparral Lite fifth wheels. The floating cross-member may not be installed correctly and fail to retain the holding tanks, causing the holding tanks to become dislodged.
- Risk
- A tank that becomes dislodged during transit increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and relocate the cross-member as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1‑574‑825‑7101. Forest River's number for this recall is 110-1561.
Recall number 22V813000 · Recall details
Equipment: appliance: oven/stove/cooktop
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- 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.
Recall number 20V727000 · Recall details
Electrical system
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Coachmen Chapparal, Chapparal Lite, Chapparal X-Lite and Shasta Phoenix recreational trailers. The outside kitchen may be equipped with a standard outlet receptacle and not a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) protected outlet.
- Risk
- If the outside kitchen receptacles are not GFCI protected, occupants may be electrically shocked, increasing the risk of injury or death.
- Remedy
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace a standard 110V outlet in the exterior kitchen with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) one. The recall is expected to begin July 31, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1‑574‑825‑8360. Forest River's number for this recall is 110-1035.
Recall number 19V476000 · Recall details
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems
- What is wrong
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Coachmen Chaparral, Chaparral Lite and Brookstone, and Shasta Phoenix recreational trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas bottle ring on these trailers may not have a deep enough pierce punch to bind the metal strap, possibly resulting in the LP bottle detaching.
- Risk
- If the LP bottle detaches while moving, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install new LP bottle rings, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1‑574‑825‑8360. Forest River's number for this recall is 110-0738.
Recall number 18V354000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2019 Coachmen Chaparral 4
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Provide an update that would prevent possible message corruption that could take place on the RVC network.
- As Per Lippert Components; Specific 8800 Series windows installed in your recreational vehicle may...
- Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?The nuisance issue enunciates by either blowing the protective...
- Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?Dometic Corporation has identified a visual cosmetic defect that...
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