Vehicle recall 15V771000 · November 19, 2015
Forest River Berkshire, Coachmen Brookstone and 7 more models
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.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V771000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 19, 2015
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 51-11092015-0107
- Owner notification
- December 17, 2015
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 489
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › LPG systems › Water heater
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Coachmen Brookstone (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Continental Cargo Continental Cargo (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River Berkshire (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River Charleston (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River Dynamax (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River Legacy (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River Shockwave (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River Work and Play (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Forest River XLR (2012-2016): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
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