Vehicle recall 23V262000 · April 13, 2023
East TO West Entrada, East TO West Alta and 12 more models
The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
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 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
- Consequence
- Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 23V262000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 13, 2023
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 51-1607
- Owner notification
- May 5, 2023
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,616
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Coachmen Apex (2023): 2023
- Coachmen Brookstone (2023): 2023
- Coachmen Chaparral (2023): 2023
- Coachmen Chaparral Lite (2023): 2023
- Coachmen Spirit (2023): 2023
- East TO West Alta (2023): 2023
- East TO West Entrada (2022-2023): 2023, 2022
- East TO West Tandara (2022): 2022
- Forest River Forester (2021): 2021
- Forest River FR3 (2021): 2021
- Forest River Georgetown (2021): 2021
- Prime Time Crusader (2023): 2023
- Prime Time Sanibel (2023): 2023
- Shasta Phoenix (2023): 2023
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